Prayers

Prayers for church and serving

For your church family, the people who lead it, and your place in it.

  1. Hurt by the church

    Jesus, the people who hurt me were supposed to be the safe ones.

    Isaiah 42:3 · Psalm 55:12-14 · Ezekiel 34:15-16 · Psalm 147:3 · Psalm 34:18 · Matthew 11:28-29 · 1 Peter 5:2-3 · Ephesians 4:31-32 · John 13:34-35 · Hebrews 10:24-25

  2. Looking for a church home

    Lord, walking into a new church is hard.

    Hebrews 10:24-25 · Acts 2:42 · Acts 2:46-47 · Psalm 122:1 · Psalm 68:6 · 1 Corinthians 12:27 · Ephesians 4:15-16 · Psalm 133:1 · Romans 12:4-5 · Colossians 3:16 · Matthew 18:20

  3. Serving and feeling unseen

    Lord, I stack the chairs, I wipe the tables, I show up early and leave last, and sometimes I wonder if anyone would notice if I stopped.

    Hebrews 6:10 · Galatians 6:9 · 1 Corinthians 15:58 · Colossians 3:23-24 · Matthew 6:3-4 · Matthew 25:40 · Matthew 10:42 · Mark 10:45 · 1 Peter 4:10-11 · 2 Thessalonians 3:13 · Isaiah 40:31

  4. Praying for my pastor and church leaders

    Lord, I lift up the people who lead our church.

    Ephesians 6:19-20 · Colossians 4:3-4 · 2 Thessalonians 3:1 · 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 · Hebrews 13:17 · Romans 15:30 · 1 Peter 5:2-4 · Acts 20:28 · Isaiah 40:11 · Philippians 1:9-11 · Numbers 6:24-26

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Isaiah 42:3, Psalm 55:12-14, Ezekiel 34:15-16, Psalm 147:3, Psalm 34:18, Matthew 11:28-29, 1 Peter 5:2-3, Ephesians 4:31-32, John 13:34-35, Hebrews 10:24-25, Acts 2:42, Acts 2:46-47, Psalm 122:1, Psalm 68:6, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 4:15-16, Psalm 133:1, Romans 12:4-5, Colossians 3:16, Matthew 18:20, Hebrews 6:10, Galatians 6:9, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 3:23-24, Matthew 6:3-4, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 10:42, Mark 10:45, 1 Peter 4:10-11, 2 Thessalonians 3:13, Isaiah 40:31, Ephesians 6:19-20, Colossians 4:3-4, 2 Thessalonians 3:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13, Hebrews 13:17, Romans 15:30, 1 Peter 5:2-4, Acts 20:28, Isaiah 40:11, Philippians 1:9-11, Numbers 6:24-26.