Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:6-7 Dear Lord Jesus, I’ve memorized this Scripture, taught it, [...]
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A Prayer About Our Unrelenting Longing for Peace
February 7, 2013 – 5:27 am
”Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” ”Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” As he approached Jerusalem and saw [...]
A Prayer for Peace in the No-Matter-What’s of Life
October 26, 2012 – 4:27 am
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. Isa. 26:3-4 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be [...]
A Prayer for Taking Our Soul Restlessness to God
September 12, 2012 – 4:17 am
Soul, find your rest in God alone; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, you people; pour [...]
A Prayer for Remembering that God Is God, Hallelujah!
September 1, 2012 – 5:29 am
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Ps. 46:10-11 The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your [...]
A Prayer for Settling and Centering in Times of Restlessness
February 19, 2012 – 5:52 am
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Ps. 46:10-11 Sovereign Father, whenever I hear the command, “Be still,” I have to remind myself that you’re not telling [...]
A Prayer for Times When Feeling Restless and Downcast
November 11, 2011 – 5:54 am
For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus. 2 Cor. 7:5-6 Loving Father, this brief, honest vignette from Paul’s life arrives at the front door of my heart [...]
A Prayer When Your Heart Is Aching for Peace
August 22, 2011 – 4:38 am
“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, [...]
A Prayer about Our Restlessness and God’s Quieting Love
July 9, 2011 – 5:35 am
He will quiet you by his love. Zeph. 3:17 English Standard Version He will rest in his love. American Standard Version He will be quiet in his love. New American Standard With his love, he will calm all your fears. New Living Translation The quietness of his love will calm you down. New International Readers [...]
A Prayer for the Weary and Restless
May 12, 2011 – 5:40 am
For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus. 2 Cor. 7:5–6 Gracious Father, the incidental pictures in the Scriptures are often as profound as the [...]
