Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for World Peace: How to Pray for All Nations
Learn how to pray for world peace from Scripture, with short prayers for global peace and a clear look at what the Bible says about praying for all people.
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Prayer
73 devotions, prayers and reflections on prayer, each rooted in Scripture.
Prayers from Scripture
Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem: Psalm 122 as a Prayer
Learn how Psalm 122 calls God's people to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and how Christians today can pray it honestly and humbly.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Our Nation Today: How to Pray for Your Country
A prayer for our nation today, grounded in Scripture: how to pray for those in authority, for peace, justice, the suffering, and your own heart.
Daily devotions
A Devotional for Lent: Daily Prayer and Scripture
A simple devotional for Lent: what the season is, how to keep a daily rhythm of Scripture and prayer, and what to do when you miss a day.
Daily devotions
A Devotional for Trusting God
A short devotional on trusting God when life is hard, with Psalm 37, Psalm 118 and Psalm 11, plus a question to sit with and a prayer.
Daily devotions
A Devotional for Anxiety: Resting in God's Peace
A short devotional for anxious hearts: what the Bible says about anxiety, how to pray when worry will not stop, and where real peace is found in Christ.
Daily devotions
A Devotional on Love: Learning to Love as God Loves
A devotional on love from Scripture: God's loving devotion endures forever, and He teaches us to love Him and one another.
Prayers from Scripture
A Friday Morning Prayer to Begin the Day with God
A Friday morning prayer drawn from Scripture, with a psalm to pray, a blessing to carry into your day, and a short prayer in your own voice.
Prayers from Scripture
A Monday Morning Prayer for the Week Ahead
A simple Monday morning prayer drawn from Scripture to help you start the week with God, asking for His presence, guidance, and strength each day.
Prayers from Scripture
A Good Night Prayer for Him: Blessing Someone You Love
A simple good night prayer for him, grounded in Scripture, to bless a husband, friend, or loved one as they sleep and commit them to God's care.
Prayers from Scripture
A Night Prayer Before You Sleep
A simple night prayer before sleep, grounded in Scripture, for rest, forgiveness, and trust in God through the dark hours.
Prayers from Scripture
A Morning Prayer of Gratitude: Start Your Day Giving Thanks
A simple morning prayer of gratitude, grounded in Scripture, to help you begin each day thanking God for His mercy, provision, and presence.
Prayers from Scripture
A Night Prayer Thanking God Before You Sleep
A simple night prayer thanking God, rooted in Scripture, to help you end the day with gratitude and rest in His faithfulness.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for a Blessing Today
A simple, biblical prayer asking God for His blessing today — morning or night — and what the Bible means when it says God blesses His people.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Good Night Rest
A short prayer for good night rest, grounded in Scripture, with verses to pray before sleep and help for a restless night.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for a Miracle Today: Asking God Boldly
A prayer for a miracle today, grounded in Scripture: how to ask God boldly, what faith looks like, and how to trust Him when the answer tarries.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for a New Home: Blessing Your House
A Christian prayer for a new home, grounded in Scripture, plus how to bless a house and what a house blessing really means.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for My Family Today
A simple prayer for your family today, grounded in Scripture, with words for peace, protection, and each person you love.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Healing from Scripture
Learn how to pray Scripture for healing, with verses for body and soul, and honest guidance for when healing tarries.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for My Husband Today
A simple, Scripture-shaped prayer you can pray for your husband today, with verses to lean on and honest help for hard seasons.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Peace in Our Family
A Scripture-grounded prayer for peace and unity at home, with verses, honest help for conflict, and a short prayer to pray in your own voice.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer of Encouragement and Strength for a Friend
A Scripture-shaped prayer you can pray for a friend today, asking God to be their strength, shield and shepherd.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Inner Peace and Happiness
How to pray for inner peace and happiness when your heart is restless, with prayers from Scripture and honest answers about what God promises.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Protection and Peace
A biblical prayer for protection and peace, grounded in Scripture, for morning, night, and family — pointing you to God as your shield and refuge.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Strength and Guidance
A biblical prayer for strength and guidance, drawn from the Psalms, with words you can pray today and wisdom on waiting on God.
Prayers from Scripture
Praying Scripture for the Church and Its Pastors
Learn how to pray Scripture for your church and pastors, with guided prayers from Psalms and the New Testament.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Today: Trusting God with This Day
A short prayer for today that helps you trust God with this morning, your work, and everything you cannot control.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Peace and Calm When You Are Anxious
A prayer for peace and calm from Philippians 4, with Scripture, a prayer you can pray in your own words, and a note on when to seek help.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Your Daughter Today
A warm, Scripture-grounded prayer for your daughter today, with words you can pray for her safety, faith, and future.
Prayers from Scripture
A Prayer for Your Wife Today
A short, Scripture-shaped prayer for your wife today, with words you can pray for her faith, her strength, and your marriage.
Prayers from Scripture
A Saturday Morning Prayer for Rest and Worship
A quiet Saturday morning prayer drawn from Scripture, with time to rest, worship, and remember God's faithfulness before the day begins.
Prayers from Scripture
A Sunday Morning Prayer to Begin the Week
A simple Sunday morning prayer from Scripture to begin the week with God—asking for a fixed heart, guarded words, and fresh hope in His mercy.
Prayers from Scripture
A Thursday Morning Prayer to Start the Day
A simple Thursday morning prayer drawn from Scripture, asking God to steady your heart, direct your steps, and go with you through the day.
Prayers from Scripture
A Tuesday Morning Prayer for Today
A simple Tuesday morning prayer drawn from Scripture, with words to borrow when you are tired, rushed, or unsure how to begin the day.
Prayers from Scripture
A Wednesday Morning Prayer for God's Guidance
A simple Wednesday morning prayer for God's guidance, grounded in Scripture, with verses to pray and a question to sit with.
Names of God
Abba, Father: What It Means to Call God Dad
Abba means Father — a word of warm affection and confident trust. See what it means in the Bible and how you can pray it too.
Daily devotions
Advent Daily Devotional: Preparing Your Heart for Christ
An Advent daily devotional on preparing your heart for Christ, with Scripture, prayer, and simple family readings for the season of waiting.
Hearing God
Bible Verses on How to Hear from God
What the Bible says about hearing God's voice, with key verses and practical steps to listen in Scripture, prayer, and the church.
Hearing God
How to Hear God: Learning to Listen to His Voice
A warm, biblical guide to hearing God speak through Scripture, prayer and the church — and how to tell His voice from your own thoughts.
Daily devotions
How to Keep a Prayer Journal: A Simple Guide
Learn how to start and keep a prayer journal: what to write, simple prompts, and how it helps you pray with focus and remember God's answers.
Prayers from Scripture
How to Pray for Someone: Lifting Others Before God
A warm, practical guide to praying for someone you love: what to say, how to pray with them, and how to keep going when answers are slow.
Hearing God
How to Pray in the Spirit: A Simple Guide
Praying in the Spirit means praying with the Holy Spirit's help, not perfect words. Learn what it is, how to start, and what to do when you have no words.
Prayers from Scripture
How to Pray Scripture: Praying God's Word Back to Him
Learn how to pray Scripture by praying God's own words back to Him, with simple steps, examples, and promises for healing, family, and daily life.
Hearing God
How to Quiet Your Mind to Hear God
A practical, biblical guide to quieting your mind so you can hear God through His Word, prayer, and the still, small voice of Scripture.
Hearing God
Is Lectio Divina Dangerous? A Careful Answer
A careful look at lectio divina: its roots, its benefits, and its risks for Protestant Christians who want to hear God through Scripture.
Hearing God
Group Lectio Divina: Reading Scripture Together
A simple guide to group lectio divina: how to read Scripture together, what questions to ask, and how to keep the time quiet, warm, and unhurried.
Hearing God
Lectio Divina Passages: Scripture to Pray Slowly
Learn how to choose lectio divina passages and pray Scripture slowly. Includes a list of good passages for lectio divina and simple steps.
Prayers from Scripture
Lord, Teach Us How to Pray
A simple guide to prayer from Luke 11, where Jesus teaches His disciples how to pray, what to say, and why we can come to God as Father.
Prayers from Scripture
Praying for Enemies: What Scripture Says
What does the Bible say about praying for enemies? Explore imprecatory psalms, Jesus' command to love, and how to pray honestly.
Prayers from Scripture
How to Pray Psalm 51: A Prayer of Repentance
Learn to pray Psalm 51 as your own prayer of repentance, walking through David's words of confession, cleansing, and restored joy.
Daily devotions
Psalm 102: Hope in the Midst of Affliction
A devotional on Psalm 102 for anyone worn down by grief or pain: how to pour out your lament honestly and still find hope in God.
Daily devotions
Psalm 121 Devotional: The God Who Keeps You
A Psalm 121 devotional on the God who never slumbers, watching over your coming and going, and where your help truly comes from.
Daily devotions
Psalm 139:23-24: Search Me and Know My Heart
A devotional on Psalm 139:23-24: why David asks God to search his heart, what that prayer costs, and how to pray it honestly today.
Daily devotions
Psalm 19 Devotional: The Heavens Declare His Glory
A Psalm 19 devotional on the heavens declaring God's glory, the perfection of His word, and David's prayer that our words and hearts please Him.
Daily devotions
Psalm 31: Trusting God When Life Falls Apart
A Psalm 31 devotional for hard seasons: David's honest cry, his choice to trust, and where to put your hope when trouble will not lift.
Daily devotions
Psalm 27: The Lord Is My Light — A Devotional
A devotional walk through Psalm 27: the Lord as your light, your stronghold, and the one thing worth seeking — even when answers are slow.
Daily devotions
Psalm 28 Devotional: The Lord Is My Strength
A devotional on Psalm 28: David cries out in distress, then praises God as his strength and shield. A prayer for trust and joy in hard seasons.
Daily devotions
Psalm 46:10 Devotional: Be Still and Know
A devotional on Psalm 46:10: what it means to be still and know God, how to practice stillness, and how it holds in a shaking world.
Daily devotions
Psalm 43 Devotional: Hope in God in the Darkness
A devotional on Psalm 43: how to speak hope to your own downcast soul when God feels silent and the night feels long.
Hearing God
Quiet Time with God: What It Is and How to Begin
A quiet time with God is unhurried time in His Word and prayer. Learn what it is, where to start, and how to draw near to Him day by day.
Hearing God
What Is Lectio Divina? Praying Scripture Slowly
Lectio divina is an ancient way of praying Scripture slowly through reading, reflection, response, and rest. Here is what it means and how to begin.
Daily devotions
Rejoice, be gentle, pray: Paul's way through anxiety
Paul wrote Philippians 4:4–9 from prison with every reason to worry. A slow reading of what he says to do with anxiety, and what God promises in return.
Hearing God
Journaling with Scripture, a simple way to remember what God has said
A four-line method for writing with the Bible open: the verse, what it says, a prayer, and one thing to do. Not a requirement, but a good help.
Hearing God
How to test what you sense against Scripture
Impressions and inner promptings are worth taking seriously and worth testing. Five plain questions Scripture gives for telling what is from God.
Hearing God
Reading the Bible as prayer, slowly and with your whole heart
A plain way to read Scripture as prayer in four unhurried movements, so the text speaks and you answer, with a caution about what governs what.
Prayers from Scripture
A night prayer built from Scripture
The end of the day is when worry gets loud. Here is a short night prayer built from the Psalms, for lying down in peace and leaving the watch to God.
Prayers from Scripture
A morning prayer built from Scripture
Before the day takes your attention, give the first of it to God. Here is a short morning prayer built line by line from the Psalms and the Gospels.
Prayers from Scripture
A prayer for someone you love, built from Scripture
When you do not know how to pray for a person you love, borrow Paul’s prayers. Here they are, line by line, ready to carry someone’s name to God.
Prayers from Scripture
A prayer for when you are grateful, built from Scripture
Gratitude wants somewhere to go. This prayer gathers the Bible’s own words of thanks so that on a good day you can give the goodness back to God.
Prayers from Scripture
A prayer for when you are grieving, built from Scripture
Grief can leave you without words for God. This prayer gathers His own words about tears, His nearness to the brokenhearted, and the morning that is coming.
Prayers from Scripture
A prayer for when you are anxious, built from Scripture
When worry will not let go, you do not need new words. Here is a prayer for anxious days built line by line from what God has already said.
Prayers from Scripture
Praying Psalm 23 line by line
Psalm 23 was written to be prayed, not only read. Here is the shepherd psalm turned into prayer one line at a time, with Jesus’ words about the good shepherd.
Prayers from Scripture
Praying the Lord's Prayer slowly, one line at a time
Jesus gave His disciples a short prayer when they asked how to pray. A way to pray it slowly, line by line, so familiar words become your own again.