Prayers for Easter, Resurrection Day
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A Prayer for Easter, Resurrection Day
[Download PDF of A Prayer for Easter, Resurrection Day] Almighty God, On this day we rejoice in the glory of resurrection. The tomb is empty. Death could not hold the Lord Jesus. His body saw no decay. His enemies did not win. The earth could not contain him. We are emboldened by the power of
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A Prayer for Lent, Leading Up to Easter
[from Prayers for Our Lives: 95 Lifelines to God] [download a PDF “printable prayer” version here] Lord, In the days leading up to Easter we want to contemplate and understand more fully the suffering death of the Lord Jesus whereby we are forgiven and his glorious resurrection whereby we are empowered to live.
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A Prayer for Thanksgiving Day
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6
Dear God,
You have invited us to give you thanks, and this is what we wish to do. We are living in a time of great anxiety, but you have offered us a way out of anxiety. We long to know your loving care.
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Praise to Christ the Lord
It is easy to say we want to be Christ-centered, but the way we think and behave betrays the fact that we are most often Christian-centered. Churches that are only church-centered will never be Christ-centered. The remedy, in part, is to reserve time, energy, and desire, dedicating them to contemplating and worshiping Jesus Christ every day. This prayer,
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A Prayer for Election Day
Here in my home state of Wisconsin, Tuesday is voting day. In all the political commentary these days, once again there is one quality that is almost never mentioned: wisdom. Young Solomon pleased God when he said, “Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people
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Teach Us to Pray
Teach us to pray. That is what Jesus’ disciples said to him one day, and it should be our longing as well. Jesus’ answer was the so-called Lord’s Prayer. In it is a world of truth, a pattern of behavior, and a perfect picture of a godly disposition. It is good to let these words
A Prayer for the World
Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a
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A Thought and a Prayer for the New Year
Only God knows the future, and, more importantly, is the caretaker and Lord of the future. In Christian faith there is a bedrock truth that enables believers to move into the future with assurance: providence. The God of the Bible is above all reality, encompassing in his vision and embracing in his power our past,
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A Prayer for the Christmas Season
[link below for downloading PDF “printable prayer” version, 8″ x 10″, suitable for display] Lord God, In these weeks leading up to Christmas we long to know the meaning, the power, and the mystery of that great mission whereby you came to save us from our sins. Help us to focus on the good news
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A Prayer for Thanksgiving
Dear God, You have invited us to give you thanks, and this is what we wish to do. We live in a time in which there is great anxiety, but you have offered us a way out of anxiety. We long to know your loving care. We pray to you because there is no one so good, so high,
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A Prayer for When You Are Seriously Ill
Illness is not only distressing, but confusing. Many people have a hard time knowing what to pray when they are seriously ill. The Scriptures make it clear that God listens to the cries of our hearts when we are in distress (the Psalms especially demonstrate that). It is honoring to God whenever we talk to him.
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