Daily Prayer: 2026

a prayer in troubling times

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a prayer when we feel alone

Loving Lord,

I feel so lonely at times, so very alone even though I am often surrounded by crowds of people. But I also realize that the more I concentrate on my loneliness, the more alone I feel. I feel sorry for myself and become depressed and down, and I know that this is not the way that you created us to be.

Lord, I ask You to show me how to fully live when I feel alone. Help me not only to cope with loneliness but to thrive in it. Help me to remember that you are with me and teaching me how to break habits that isolate me from others. Bless me to improve my self image.

Help me to rise above all the negative feelings that loneliness brings, and all the negative elements that come with it. I pray that I may be enabled to embrace my loneliness in such a way that my life honors You, and becomes an encouragement to others who may be facing similar lonely feelings.

In Jesus' name I pray. Amen

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Lord, thank you for another year of life and all that you provided for us last year. We lay before you all the disappointments and unfinished work, and we ask for your mercy, peace, and joy as we look to the year ahead. May we delight in the gift of your presence as we discern the journey you have for us in this new year.

Source: Ten Prayers for the New Year (Dennae Pierre) - Christianity Today

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a prayer to have self control

Dear Father,

My willpower fails me daily and I give in to temptation.

I surrender again to your Spirit, bowing at your feet.

By your power, grant me command over my emotions and desires.

Bless me to have self-control that I might follow you.

Help me resist temptation and live a disciplined life.

Lead me to honor you with my reactions and my choices.

All honor and blessing be to you my Lord.

Amen.

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help me to be a bridge of your love

Lord,

You reached out to me; help me to reach out to others.

Give me eyes to see those in need of connection.

Empower me with the courage to speak or serve as you lead me.

Remove my pride, fear, and hesitation.

Use me to reflect your love, whether I am offering help or asking for it.

Let me be a bridge of your grace.

Amen

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I am no longer my own, but yours (John Wesley)

I am no longer my own, but yours.

Put me to what you will,
rank me with whom you will;
put me to doing, put me to suffering;
let me be employed for your,
or laid aside for you,
exalted for you,
or brought low for you.

Let me be full,
let me be empty,
let me have all things,
let me have nothing.

I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things
to your pleasure and disposal.

And now, glorious and blessed God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
you are mine and I am yours.
So be it.

Amen

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A Prayer for the Purity of God's People

Almighty God,

who alone can order the unruly wills and affections of sinful people,

grant unto your people,

that they may love what you command, a

nd desire what you promise,

so that, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world,

our hearts may surely there be fixed,

where true joys are to be found— in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

(ADAPTED BY DOUGLAS MCKELVEY FROM THE GELASIAN SACRAMENTARY, 492 (ALTERED IN 1662)

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a prayer to be content in suffering

Lord of All Provision,

I confess that I have often been discontent with where I am in life.

I struggle with feelings of weariness and am overwhelmed by pain.

Help me to find joy in the middle of this struggle.

Bless me to be aware and know that you are working in my life.

Teach me to be content in your love and where I am.

Give me the patience to endure this challenging season.

Help me to overcome the temptation to give up.

Open my inner eyes that I might see you clearly in my life.

Cause me to always be grateful for what I have been given.

To you belongs all honor and praise.

Amen.

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Lord, grant that I may seek to comfort rather than be comforted

Lord,

It has only been a few weeks into this new year, and already I feel stressed.

I often feel alone.

I often feel unappreciated.
I often feel no one cares or understands what I am going through.

I often feel unloved, though I know in my head that you love me.

Help me to look outside my own feelings and circumstances and realise that hundreds of millions of people are struggling with similar thoughts and feelings. And many of them don't know You. And many live around me.

Help me as Mother Theresa prayed to take my eyes off myself and see the needs of others.
Lord, grant that I may seek to comfort rather than be comforted; to love rather than to be loved.

Help me believe that as I do this, I will freshly experience your love and comfort.

In Jesus' Name

Amen

John 15:12 (ESV)

12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

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His plans

Oh sweet Jesus,

We thank you for always carefully managing the details of our lives. Your purpose for us is always perfect. Always prevails. Even though we don’t always see, we can know that Your plans will always be for our benefit and for Your GLORY.

“We may cast lots, but the LORD determines how they fall.” (Proverbs 16:33)

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For Anchoring Heart and Hope

Write your blessed name,

O Lord,

upon my heart,

there to remain so indelibly engraved,

that no prosperity,

no adversity

shall ever move me from your love.

Be to me a strong tower of defense,

a comforter in tribulation,

a deliverer in distress, a very present help in trouble.

Shepherd me through the many temptations and dangers of this life. Lead me to your kingdom.

Amen.

(THOMAS À KEMPIS (1379-1471) ADAPTED BY DOUGLAS MCKELVEY FROM PRAYERS ANCIENT AND MODERN (1900)

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a prayer for simplicity

Provider of food, Outfitter of lilies, Painter of sunsets, you offer us joy in the simplicity of your creation, and peace in your presence. Protect us from the allure of abundance. Help us find contentment, not in things, but in our relationship with you. Draw our attention to those who are in need and we can help. Give us today our daily bread, and help us to be thankful for it. Amen.

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for courage to dream new dreams

Faithful Lord,

Grant me the courage to step out of my comfort zone.

Lead me as I adapt to new situations and challenges.

Bless me as I pursue the dreams and passions you have placed in my heart.

Help me trust you, overcome fear, and take risks as I walk with you.

May I find strength in knowing that you are with me.

I give you praise and honor as I walk with you.

Amen.

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When I accepted You

When I accepted You

You were poor

So that I might enjoy

The wealth of Your creation.

You were punished

For all my mistakes

So I’d be declared not guilty

By association.

You took all that I am heir to

And gave me all that belonged to You.

What more could anyone do?

When I accepted You I never realized

That I’d be accepted, too.

It took awhile to see

That You bore God’s rejection

So He’d never turn away from me.

I never knew I would receive so much

When I accepted You.

You met death

So that I might know life

And eternal restoration.

You took on the world

So the likeness of God

Could be drawn on my being

Like a blood relation.

The deepest needs my lifetime through

Were all met on the cross by You.

What more could anyone do?

Source: Omartian, Stormie. 2013. The 7-Day Prayer Warrior Experience: Free One-Week Devotional. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers.

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a daily prayer of thanksgiving

Dear Father God,

Thank you for the new mercies that I experience each day.

Teach me to be a vessel and conduit of your divine spirit.

Praise you for new strength that you give each morning.

Help me to use that strength to bless others today.

I am in awe of the way that you have forgiven me.

By your grace, cause me to be a reconciler and a healer.

May your name be glorified in all I say and do today.

Amen

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a prayer for new priorities

Lord of all creation, I thank you for the gift of life and the many blessings you've given me. I sometimes feel overwhelmed and distracted by earthly demands and forget what truly matters.

Help me, Lord, to seek first your kingdom and trust you for good outcomes. Give me the wisdom to discern what is urgent from what is truly important, and the strength to focus on Your will for my life.

Align my heart with Yours, so my priorities reflect your will. Help me honor you and grow spiritually. Guard my mind from distractions, and remind me to find peace and joy in the life you've given me.

Thank you for being my heart, my guide and my strength in hard times. Help me to simplify my life as I love you with my whole heart, mind and strength. To you belongs all glory. In Jesus' name, Amen

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A prayer for the activity of the church

Lord Jesus, you promised that you would be with your people when they meet together. We claim that promise right now.

We know that you are with us, but even so, Lord, we pray, that you will give us a sense of your presence all together and individually, that we may have a fresh experience of the living God.

We worship you for rescuing us from death and condemnation, for giving us Christ, for life, peace, and your eternal love.

May we hear your voice speaking clearly to us today.

Make us more sensitive to you, and to the awfulness of turning away from you.

Lead us into a deeper joy as we look to you.

Bring life to your people; purify your church, cleanse us from our sin as we turn back to you; revive us spiritually. Renew us, not so that we become even busier people, at church still more evenings in the week, but so that we become more involved with people in our community.

Spirit of God, give us a burden for souls, Lord, souls who without you are perishing.

Lord, we pray for the church, your people, that we will truly become the people you intend us to be, that we will really look upward to you, and that we will look outward to others, not simply look to ourselves.

Lord, make us a distinctive people, to bring you our praise, worship, and adoration, and to lead lives of godly consistency and integrity.

May we all pull together, working as one strong and resilient team, to bring you a symphony of worship and praise and to take you to the community and the wider world.

May our energies be clearly focused and our lives inspired and directed by your power at this time.

We pray in Christ’s name.

Amen.

Source: Manser, Martin. 2018. A Book of Prayers. First edition. Vereeniging: Christian Art Publishers

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So much more

Prayer is much more

than the words of our lips;

it is the desires of our hearts,

and our hearts are constantly

"desiring" before Him,

even if we never speak a word.

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a prayer for the weary

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:58)

Heavenly Father,

I long for the day when your glory will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. This great hope moves me to worship you as the God of... (add a trait of God on your heart right now)

Father, I am so thankful Jesus is coming back to our world to finish making all things new. As I think about our coming life in the new heaven and new earth, I'm most looking forward to …(add your own hope for what heaven will be like)

But as I look at our broken world and the presence of so much darkness and evil, I confess, Father, that sometimes I feel... (add your own emotions around what is happening in your world right now.)

Lord Jesus, knowing you have defeated Satan, I pray with great joy and confidence, but realizing the devil remains a roaring lion seeking to devour many, I pray with earnestness for the following missionaries and ministries... (add those organizations that are in your life and on your heart.)

Give me hope, Lord. Lift my own heart, and the heart of those I've prayed for today. There is always hope, and what we seek in You will not return void.

Amen.

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a prayer when our heart is broken

Lord God,

My heart is broken, my spirit is crushed and I hurt so bad.

Please fill me with the knowledge that you are here.

Give me a peace that goes beyond my understanding.

Fill me with a joy that only can come from you.

Walk closely with me as I continue to heal.

Help me to trust and have hope again.

I believe that you love me and care about me.

I cry out to you for help.

In your name I pray.

Amen.

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a prayer to feel alive in the new year

Lord of all Hope and Mercy,

I am weary and worn down. Depressed. Lethargic. And searching.

I feel that I know you. I believe that you are good and loving.

Please renew my spirit, transform me and help me to feel alive.

Lead me in ways that awaken my faith and cause me to feel alive.

Help me to know that I can make a difference in the world this new year.

Inspire me to take on each new day with hope and optimism.

Fill me with Your life, that I may have joy in my life and relationships.

Amen.

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a prayer to begin a new year

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for the gift of this new year, a chance to start fresh.

I pray for your wisdom and guidance as I step into this new beginning.

Help me to release past burdens, regrets, or old ways that hold me back.

Strengthen me to face challenges with patience, kindness, and integrity.

Use me as a vessel of hope, to uplift others and be your light in the world.

Align my heart with Yours, transform my mind, and restore me to be like you.

Bless me not to dwell on yesterday but focus forward with faith.

I am trusting in your mercies that are new every morning.

I surrender this year to you, knowing I do not walk alone.

Amen.

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A fourfold Benedictine Blessing (to start the New Year)

A fourfold Benedictine Blessing

May God bless you with a restless discomfort
At easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships
So that you may live deep within your heart.

May God bless you with anger
At injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people,
So that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.

May God bless you with tears
To shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger and war,
So that you reach out your hand to comfort them and
To turn their pain into joy.

And may God bless you with enough foolishness
To believe that you can make a difference in the world,
So that you can do what others claim cannot be done
To bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor.

- Sister Ruth Fox

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