And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Or do you not know that he is joined to a prostitute [...]
Tag Archives: brokenness
A Prayer for Parents Learning to Love Their Gay Child
March 22, 2013 – 4:04 am
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Ps. 46:1-3 Dear Lord Jesus, this Scripture [...]
A Prayer about Jesus’ Shameless, Irrepressible Love for Us
February 23, 2013 – 5:47 am
For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying, “I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.” And again, “I will put my trust in [...]
A Prayer for Bringing Broken Friends to Jesus
January 25, 2013 – 5:13 am
Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their [...]
A Prayer of Intercession for Sin-Entangled Friends
January 22, 2013 – 3:31 am
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Gal. 6:1-2 Heavenly Father, we come to your [...]
A Prayer for Trusting Jesus with Our Fears
December 6, 2012 – 3:38 am
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news [...]
A Prayer for Parents Learning to Love Their Gay Child
March 22, 2012 – 6:16 am
A Prayer for Parents Learning to Love Their Gay Child (Occasionally I’ll get a request to write a prayer dealing with a specific issue or crisis. This prayer was born out of one of those requests, but also from a story I’ve been in several times. You may be in a similar story with a [...]
A Prayer for a Gospel Trumping of Divisiveness and Pettiness
January 29, 2012 – 5:21 am
Sometime later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because [...]
A Prayer for Carrying Our Hurting Friends to Jesus
January 25, 2012 – 4:59 am
Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their [...]
A Prayer for Our Friends in Need of Rescue and Restoration
January 22, 2012 – 5:04 am
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Gal. 6:1-2 Heavenly Father, we come to your [...]
