A Prayer for Joy That Feels Blocked by Burdens
We know the reasons to be grateful. We know we have the Lord. And still, circumstantial burdens seem to block the joy we are reaching for. Psalm 90:14 expresses the longing precisely: satisfy us in th...
4 Sep 8min
A Prayer to Let God’s Joy Lead Your Heart
When God's people had just finished rebuilding the broken walls of Jerusalem and gathered to hear the law read aloud, they were moved to tears. They heard how far they had fallen short of how God want...
3 Sep 7min
A Prayer to Live from Victory and Not Defeat
Defeating thoughts have a way of quietly backing us into a corner. Resistance at every turn, mundane tasks that start to feel monumental, weariness that settles in before the day has really begun — an...
2 Sep 6min
A Prayer for Our Labors Outside the Church Walls
Matthew 9:35-38 shows Jesus going throughout cities and villages, not staying in one place, moved by compassion for people who were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. The harvest is...
1 Sep 7min
A Prayer to Choose Your Thoughts Wisely
Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians while under arrest in Rome, expecting to be executed by his enemies. He had every reason to ruminate on injustice, catastrophize about his future, and let fear...
31 Aug 8min
A Prayer Expressing Anger at Injustices in the World
Quaker preacher John Woolman once experienced a vision of slaves producing the very goods he used in his daily life, and the weight of that revelation changed the way he lived. Reading his words promp...
30 Aug 7min
A Prayer for Helping Someone with a Broken Heart
When you are the one who shows up in the darkest moments, physically or virtually present in a time of genuine crisis, you have an opportunity to steward God's light into a story that desperately need...
29 Aug 7min
A Prayer When You’re in a Bible-Reading Funk
Bible-reading funks are more common than most people admit, and they arrive for all kinds of reasons. A busy season of life, a complicated history with how Scripture was taught, the ordinary pull of a...
28 Aug 7min
