Prayer
PRAYER — BC 37
Cleansing Lord, when you come again as judge of the living and the dead, you will be like a furnace of judgment that will consume everything evil and ungodly. But you will be a refining fire too, with a glowing, purified creation coming from the flames. Make this world beautiful for you and fitted for your kingdom; purify my heart so... See more
Cleansing Lord, when you come again as judge of the living and the dead, you will be like a furnace of judgment that will consume everything evil and ungodly. But you will be a refining fire too, with a glowing, purified creation coming from the flames. Make this world beautiful for you and fitted for your kingdom; purify my heart so... See more
God of severe mercy, like Job, eventually I will lose everything — whatever treasures I have, my family, my health, my life. This bitter reality challenges my core motives: why am I following you? Who am I living this life for? Yet in this I rest: I belong to you, come what may. Amen.
Mighty Fortress, although this world is filled with threats to faith and opposition to your good purposes, I pray "your kingdom come." Destroy the work of the devil everywhere, topple every force that revolts against you, and frustrate every conspiracy against your Word. Amen.
ḥesed + emet + tsedeq+ shalom
Lord, You have shown favor before —
You have restored lands and people, forgiven sin, withdrawn Your fury.
But now our hearts are bitter, defiant,
and our leaders mirror our rebellion.
You have done everything we requested;
You have given a “king” so many demanded.
And we have not walked in reverence and awe.
We have not
... See morePrayer of Justice and Wholeness
Living God,
You alone are sovereign — eternal, almighty, and overflowing with goodness and truth.
Your justice is love in action:
creative in forming life,
protective in defending it,
corrective in humbling pride,
and restorative in healing what sin and oppression have broken.
Teach us to live within that rhythm —
to abide in
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God’s promise ripened in her old age — life from the impossible.
And when Pharaoh’s daughter lifted a crying child from the Nile,
a deliverer was adopted, and the enslaved would one day walk free.
When Rebekah’s womb lay silent for twenty years,
Isaac’s prayer pierced heaven, and nations
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PRAYER — HC 94
Gracious God, the moment I give my heart to someone or something apart from you, I'm breaking the first command, and all the others soon topple too. Keep me looking to you alone, loving, fearing, and honoring you with all my heart. Amen.
Gracious God, the moment I give my heart to someone or something apart from you, I'm breaking the first command, and all the others soon topple too. Keep me looking to you alone, loving, fearing, and honoring you with all my heart. Amen.
Lord Jesus, Shepherd and Warrior, carry me as your lamb.
Break me where I am proud like a king.
Teach me to shepherd those entrusted to me — gently, patiently, faithfully.
Teach me to fight as your warrior — resisting idols, confronting injustice, laying down comfort for your kingdom.
Let my small strength foreshadow your great justice,
until the day
... See moreSovereign God, I want to claim you for my cause, but you will not be made a mascot for my squad; you call me to your kingdom. Rule me by your Word and Spirit so that more and more I may stand on the holy ground of obedience to you. In the name of Christ, amen.