Lord, I know many are praying for a stop to global warming with the strong belief that we are damaging the environment by our use of fossil fuels. But I believe those fuels have been provided to us as a means to minimize human suffering and to act as a bridge to the time when technology will be able to provide free energy to all peoples and every society on earth. My prayers are for protection from the potential of a cooling earth. I pray for wisdom to be provided to our leaders that they … [Read more...]
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith, Where there is despair, hope, Where there is darkness, light, Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, not so much to be understood as to understand, not so much to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in … [Read more...]
The Lord’s Prayer
Matthew 6: 5-14 ESV 5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will … [Read more...]
We Pray for our Nation
O Ruler of Nations, We pray for our nation, our government officials and the political process by which we elect our representatives and leaders at the local, state and national level. We plead with you that you might not give us the government we deserve but rather would give us elected officials who would engage with the vital issues that will affect our future prosperity and the advancement of your kingdom. We pray that those running for office would participate in open and civil … [Read more...]
We Pray for A Hurting World
Leaders in developing Nations Heavenly Father, we pray for the Leaders in the developing nations around the world, who are blindly accepting the global warming agenda because of their financial dependence on the west… We pray alike for leaders who are corrupt and deprive the poor in their countries from developmental policies. Persecution of Christians Father, we pray for those who are persecuted for your names sake. Especially those who don’t have access to law and order. And to those … [Read more...]
Come Lord Jesus We Pray
Our Father in Heaven, You are our Creator and Redeemer. We come to you with thanksgiving for our salvation and for the glories of your creation displayed all around us. We come confessing our sinfulness, and pray your forgiveness through the work of Christ. We thank you our Father today for that wonderful covenant made with Noah. Through it you have blessed your creation and it has been of much comfort to us for it is a reminder of our Father in Heaven who cares for his people. And so … [Read more...]
How Can You Help Us Pray for the Environment and the Poor March 1–25?
As you may remember, last year the Cornwall Alliance hosted its first Day of Prayer for the Environment and the Poor. Many friends wrote prayers, and those were great guides for others to pray on that day! Many also committed to pray at specific times on March 25. We’re hosting our second annual Day of Prayer, again on March 25—the birthday of Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug (about whom more below). We’d love for you to participate by writing prayers and reflections on issues related … [Read more...]
Make us a Thankful People We Pray
Our Father in heaven: we delight in calling You Father, for the work of Your beloved Son has granted us such a privilege. We thank You for Your goodness to us. For You have indeed cared for us as a father. You have provided all of our daily needs. We are an undeserving people, yet Your grace has been poured out to us. Make us, we pray You, a thankful people. We are every day reminded that You are a gracious Father, in that Your common grace is displayed everywhere around us. We thank You … [Read more...]
We Pray for Creation
Heavenly Father, You cause Your sun to shine and Your rain to fall on the just and the unjust. You show Yourself immensely loving to all Your creatures—people of every tribe and tongue and nation, animals and plants of all sorts, Earth and Sun and Moon and all planets and stars in the heavens. Indeed, You call every one of the hundreds of billions of stars by name! Your understanding is infinite, Your patience amazing, Your grace abounding, Your justice perfect. We praise and glorify You for all … [Read more...]
We Pray for a Broken and Needy World
O Lord Our God: We come to you in the only name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved—Jesus Christ. How we thank you that we are saved through his name, by his righteous life, his atoning death, and his powerful resurrection from the dead. Lord, we live in a broken and needy world—a place of great suffering. There are millions of people who were created by you and are loved by you, but find it difficult to maintain their own lives. They do not have the material resources to … [Read more...]
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