Prayers

Prayers for celebrations and milestones

For birthdays, anniversaries, and the days worth marking.

  1. Blessing someone on their birthday

    Father, thank you for the day this person was born.

    Psalm 139:16 · Psalm 65:11 · Numbers 6:24-26 · Psalm 118:24 · Philippians 1:3-6 · Psalm 90:12 · Psalm 103:2-5 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · Psalm 16:11 · Ephesians 3:20-21 · Psalm 20:4

  2. Celebrating an anniversary

    Lord, another year together.

    Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 · Song of Solomon 8:7 · 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 · Proverbs 5:18 · Mark 10:9 · Psalm 100:5 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · Colossians 3:14 · Philippians 1:3 · 1 Peter 4:8 · Ruth 1:16

  3. Graduation and what comes next

    Lord, the gown is returned and the photos are taken, and now comes the question everyone keeps asking: what's next?

    Proverbs 3:5-6 · Philippians 1:6 · Ecclesiastes 12:1 · Jeremiah 29:11 · Psalm 32:8 · Proverbs 16:3 · Joshua 1:9 · 1 Timothy 4:12 · Micah 6:8 · Colossians 3:23 · Isaiah 30:21

  4. A baptism or a new believer

    Lord, heaven is celebrating, and so are we.

    Romans 6:3-4 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Luke 15:7 · Galatians 3:26-27 · Acts 2:38 · Matthew 28:19-20 · Philippians 1:6 · Colossians 2:6-7 · 1 Peter 2:2 · Ephesians 2:8-9 · Acts 8:39

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Psalm 139:16, Psalm 65:11, Numbers 6:24-26, Psalm 118:24, Philippians 1:3-6, Psalm 90:12, Psalm 103:2-5, Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 16:11, Ephesians 3:20-21, Psalm 20:4, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, Song of Solomon 8:7, 1 Corinthians 13:7-8, Proverbs 5:18, Mark 10:9, Psalm 100:5, Colossians 3:14, Philippians 1:3, 1 Peter 4:8, Ruth 1:16, Proverbs 3:5-6, Philippians 1:6, Ecclesiastes 12:1, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 32:8, Proverbs 16:3, Joshua 1:9, 1 Timothy 4:12, Micah 6:8, Colossians 3:23, Isaiah 30:21, Romans 6:3-4, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Luke 15:7, Galatians 3:26-27, Acts 2:38, Matthew 28:19-20, Colossians 2:6-7, 1 Peter 2:2, Ephesians 2:8-9, Acts 8:39.