Dear Father, We pray for the farmers and the agricultural fields of this world. We thank you for blessing us with the ability to innovate modern agricultural technology, and the ingenuity to develop disease resistant crops—both of which have helped us meet the growing demand for food globally. Lord, we thank you for giving us the great minds who played a big role in the development of the modern agricultural sector. Lord, we also remember the countless farmers across the globe who are … [Read more...]
You shall have no other gods before Me.
Father, it’s so easy in this life to let other things take Your place in or thinking. Wealth, friendships, freedom, our own pride—these and many other things we tend to prioritize above You. Free us from these, we pray, and free the many people who have turned the world itself into their god—“atheist” secularists for whom the material world is the ultimate reality, pantheist spiritualists for whom the cosmos is god, primitive animists who substitute many gods for you. Those attitudes are … [Read more...]
A Prayer for the Health of the Global Environment
Dear Father in Heaven, We pray for the well-being of the Nature around us, that you have sustained since the creation. Lord, we pray for you to impart us with wisdom and knowledge to protect and utilize this environment for the goodness of humanity and the creatures within. We seek your help in repairing any damage that has been caused to the environment because of greed and abuse, especially the pollution in air and land. Lord, help the people of this world understand the importance of human … [Read more...]
Why Do Christians Pray?
Why do Christians pray? Well, whatever our reasons, the fact that we pray doesn’t distinguish us from most other people everywhere and all the time. As the Encyclopedia Britannica points out, many scholars describe prayer as “religion’s primary mode of expression.” It is “to religion what rational thought is to philosophy.” That is, just as there’s no philosophy without rational thought, there’s no religion without prayer. It has been an element of all religious practice through all human … [Read more...]
Prayer for the Environmental Problems in Developing countries
Dear Father in Heaven, We pray for the environmental problems in our world, especially in developing countries. We pray for a solution to the high air-pollution levels in countries like China, India, and other South East Asian countries where it has been having a severe impact on the health of the local people. We pray for the necessary technological transformation needed in these countries, which can be achieved through economic development, that will clean the air. We pray for water … [Read more...]
We Pray for the Poor Across the Globe
Dear Father in heaven, We pray for the poor in developing countries across the globe. We pray for the economic development of the countries where poverty is high. Let Your hand move upon the hearts and hands of people who hold positions of influence in these countries. Lord, we pray for long-term solutions that are based on strong free-market economic principles, help us to not settle for less. We pray for the academicians across the globe to become sensitive to the plight of poor … [Read more...]
Make Us Good Stewards We Pray
One of the classic psalms about God’s creation is Psalm 104, a model for how those who love that creation and want to be its good stewards should pray: Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind; he makes his messengers … [Read more...]
We Pray God’s Blessing On His People
The Cornwall Alliance is dedicated to promoting Biblical earth stewardship, economic development for the poor, and the gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s important that we consistently remember the difference between God and man, the sinfulness of man, and the impacts of our sin and God’s judgment in this life. For this reason we join Moses in his wonderful prayer, recorded in Psalm 90, for God’s blessing on His people and their efforts: Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all … [Read more...]
We Pray for our National Leaders
The Apostle Paul instructs Christians to pray “for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way” (2 Timothy 2:2), and in light of the change of Administration in Washington, D.C., it is appropriate that Christians pray for President Donald Trump and all who serve with him. We can think of no better model for such prayer than Psalm 72—not on the assumption that the President is just like the ancient Israelite King Solomon, … [Read more...]
We Pray for Justice and Peace
Dear Father in Heaven, We pray for justice and peace in our world. We pray especially for those developing countries where law and order is abused by those who are in powerful positions. We pray for those who are hurt by corruption. We ask for Your rule to be established in those places, and that You would change the hearts of the men and women there. We pray for the protection of individual rights and property rights. We also pray for an economy that helps the market to flourish, … [Read more...]
