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Prayer to see the poor and the struggling
“For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’” Deuteronomy 15:11 ESV Let us pray. Lord Jesus, You see the destitute, the forgotten, the lonely, the underprivileged, the homeless, the…
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God’s standard lifts up His people
“But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”” Luke 14:13-14 ESV Strange how the scriptures set a different standard than what we are used to. Isn’t it…
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Prayer for those facing tragedy
“They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support.” Psalm 18:18 ESV Let us pray. Lord Jesus, we struggle in times of tragedy when the unexpected hurts our very soul. You have created us with Your creative beauty that would ever be present and so quickly the bright beauty…
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God sees the invisible people
“For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”” Romans 9:15 ESV Jesus challenges the people that He was dining with to have compassion on someone who was sick. This seems like it would be an obvious decision yet the…
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Prayer for those struggling
“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” 1 Peter 5:10 ESV Let us pray. Lord of life who has endured suffering of body from the torture of Roman soldiers, who has…
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Prayer for those with a divide mind
“What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.” 1 Corinthians 14:15 ESV Let us pray. Lord of unity help us to not only be of one mind but also…
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The gift and blessing of God’s justice
“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what…
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God’s grace is sufficient
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV When Jesus said “ask and you shall receive,” we get excited. However, we…
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Ask for the Holy Spirit
““So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” Luke 11:9-10 NIV Chances are that when…
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Prayer for those travelling
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is…