Sure, coffee's a great start to the day, but the best way to kick it off on the right foot is with meaningful prayer. No matter what your day holds, spending time in these words will energize and comfort you through whatever comes.
How to Pray the 20
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Dear Gracious Father, I praise You for my family. Thank you for my spouse. Even in their weaknesses, I love them unconditionally. Thank you for my children. Every time I hear the pitter-patter of their feet across the house I smile. Joy overwhelms me Father! Be with my family today as they go their separate ways. Bring us all back home safely to each other I pray. Amen.
Dear Lord, I pray that you would give me strength to be strong for You in the world today. Lord, you know the struggles that I will face today. Be with me as I go through them. Carry me if I am too weak to move. If I stumble in them, forgive me Father. When I succeed in them, I will praise You! You are worthy of all praise and honor. Amen.
Dear Lord, I pray today that I will yield my spirit completely to You, that You may use me as You please. I pray that You will provide me opportunities to show people how much You mean to me. Give me discretion to know what to say and how to say it. Make me bold enough that I may proclaim salvation cheerfully and joyfully. I pray that the seeds You allow me to plant will grow and mature. I pray that You, Father, will water the seeds that You allow me to plant today. I am forever grateful for the cross; may I proclaim it in a contagious way today. Amen.
Dear Glorious Father, I pray that I will stay focused on you today. I pray that You will constantly remind me to be content in all of my circumstances. I pray that You will fill me up that I may be joyful all day, even if stress creeps in. I know that through my contentment, You will be glorified. I want to honor You, Father, in all that I do. I praise Your Holy Name! Amen
Dear God, I thank you for my job. You have provided me with a steady income and I thank you. I pray that you watch over me today at work and I pray that there are no accidents, so that everyone can go back to their homes. I thank you that my job has provided an income to support me and my family. I thank you for the provisions that you have given to me, my house, car, and food. I pray for safe travels to and from work, and I pray that you will use me as you see fit today for Your Glory. Amen.
The month of Ramadan is a gift; it is our time to focus on our personal relationship with Allah. Tarawih prayers are a brilliant opportunity for us to do just that. Exhausted from the fasting and tired from the normal daily routine, we can turn to Allah and have a conversation with Him in the short time we dedicate to Him during our tarawih prayers.
As a muqtadi, there is no difference between following a male or female imam, and the prayer will be made in the same way. The only difference is in the formation of the rows: a male imām will stand in front of the rows of men and women (on his own), rather than between them.
As the tarawih prayer is not one of the five compulsory prayers, it is actually recommended to pray it at home so that you can vary its length according to your own concentration levels.
Lord, I pray Your emotional, physical, and spiritual protection over my kids (grandkids). Keep evil far from them, and help them to trust You as their refuge and strength. I pray You will guard their minds from harmful instruction, and grant them discernment to recognize truth. I pray You will make them strong and courageous in the presence of danger, recognizing that You have overcome and will set right all injustice and wrong one day. Help them to find rest in Your shadow, as they live in the spiritual shelter You provide for them. Let them know that the only safe place is in Jesus, and that their home on earth is only temporary. - by Rebecca Barlow Jordan
There are numerous spiritual benefits of praying all 20 mysteries of the rosary every day. This devotion has helped us overcome anxiety, despair, anger, issues with pride, and given us a lifeline of graces.
We choose to break it down into 4 separate prayer times. We open the rosary in the morning and pray all the joyful mysteries. Then at lunch we pray just the luminous mysteries. In the evening we pray the sorrowful mysteries, and at night we prayer the glorious mysteries and all the end prayers to the rosary (Hail Holy Queen, prayers for the pope).
It may seem like 4 rosaries a day is a lot, but we promise you, once you get into the rhythm of it in your daily life, this devotion is quite easy to keep, especially if you have a partner to pray it with. Enter into prayer with the right disposition and this devotion will become a powerful way to grow in virtue and in your relationship with God.
This prayer to Our Lady of America comes from a private revelation to Sr. Mary Ephrem who allegedly experienced apparitions from the Virgin Mary when she was assigned to work at the Kneipp Springs Hospital in Rome City, Indiana in 1956. Our Lady, The Immaculate Virgin, Patroness of America, pray for us!
The 7 sorrows of Mary Irresistible Novena was given to us by Fr. Ripperger, an exorcist, to help the laity overcome habitual sin and have a deliverance from evil. This devotion includes the Litany to Our Lady of Sorrows each of the 9 days of the 7 Sorrows Novena prayer.
Grace comes when we petition the Lord for it. Prayer before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament changes lives. His presence is real. He comes to us in our brokenness and weakness. This prayer of perpetual adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament asks for the grace to grow this devotion so that healing comes to souls, their families, their parishes, their communities, regions, and nations.
His kingdom is founded on righteousness and justice, Psalm 89:14. Therefore, he will not stop until those who are unrightfully hurt or wronged are restored. And he invites us to do the same. He invites us to pray bold prayers that establish his justice in the world.
Morning prayer is to orient our hearts and mind to God as we begin our day. By praying when we awake, we attend to Jesus' teaching in Matthew 6:33, "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."
What we do in the morning significantly impacts our outlook and mood throughout the rest of the day. Starting our mornings with prayer enables us to live with faith and serenity in God's grace. Praying for gratitude and humility helps us uphold virtue in our daily tasks and interactions.
It is common to get distracted, frustrated, or in a rush, especially in the morning, but praying to God upon waking gives us peace to better approach each day. We are much more resilient against the temptation to sin when we begin each day seeking the grace and mercy of God!
Lord, You know that there are struggles I will go through today. I pray that you are with me as I go through them. Carry me when I am too weak. If I stumble into temptation, forgive me, Father. Lead me away from them, Father. I need Your strength to overcome these evils.
This article is from our Prayers for the Christian Faith to help you in finding powerful prayers of popular topics. Here are some of our most popular prayers for encouragement in your walk of faith, love for others, and praising God:
That week, my mother-in-law gifted me with The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian. As I read, I began to truly realize the importance of praying specifically for my husband. I was reminded that prayer could deepen my relationship with God and with Ben.
This list was written with senior pastors in mind. However, it can be adapted to be used in praying for other leaders in the church, both paid or unpaid, as well as leaders of ministries other than churches. I have put together a separate list for praying for missionaries.
I chose the one-day-a-week model because that works best for me. The weekly schedule I follow (more or less) is to pray for missionaries and other ministries on Mondays, my business, career, and/or education on Tuesdays, my extended family & friends on Wednesdays, my church and pastor on Thursdays, and my nation, government, and social/political/global concerns on Fridays. Saturdays are a catch-all, catch-up, and pressing needs day. Sunday is for worship.
Forgiveness always sounds easier on paper. After all, we can look to examples throughout the Bible of people forgiving one another and reap great inspiration from it. Joseph forgave his brothers for selling him into slavery (Genesis 50:20). Daniel and Jesus showed love to their enemies, in the latter case, even to the point of death. So how do we forgive someone while still mending a broken heart? Can we lift up a prayer for forgiveness when it seems that the person who has hurt us has taken all of our words away?
In the midst of intense hurt, you may not know the right words to say. The beautiful thing is there are no right words. God wants to hear the groanings of your heart and comfort you. But we hope these prayers below can help offer a template or a jumping-off point in your journey to forgiveness.
This article is part of our prayer resource meant to inspire and encourage your prayer life when you face uncertain times. Remember, the Holy Spirit intercedes for us and God knows your heart even if you can't find the words to pray.
A worshipping prayer, or an adoration prayer, is pretty similar to how it sounds. Instead of a prayer in which it is asking God for something or other types of questions, it is a prayer that focuses on who God is.
If we look at the Book of Acts, the disciples were constantly in prayer together after Jesus had died. They were all praying together when Jesus returned to them and told them that the Holy Spirit was coming. They were also together when the Holy Spirit came. 2ff7e9595c
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