Struggling to believe
Lord, I believe, but I need help with the part of me that doesn’t.
Mark 9:24 · Hebrews 11:1 · James 1:5-6 · Matthew 17:20 · Romans 10:17 · 2 Corinthians 5:7 · Psalm 46:10 · Isaiah 40:28 · John 20:27-28 · Habakkuk 2:4 · Hebrews 11:6 · John 14:1
God feels distant right now
Lord, I don’t feel you the way I used to, and the silence is unsettling.
Psalm 34:18 · James 4:8 · Deuteronomy 31:6 · Psalm 139:7-8 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 73:23-24 · Hebrews 13:5 · Psalm 42:11 · Psalm 27:8 · Psalm 143:8 · Matthew 28:20 · Psalm 46:1
Questioning why this happened
Lord, I don’t understand why this happened, and I’m not going to pretend I have peace about it that I don’t actually have.
Romans 8:28 · Isaiah 55:8-9 · Job 1:21 · Psalm 34:18 · 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 · Jeremiah 29:11 · Deuteronomy 29:29 · Psalm 73:17 · Romans 11:33 · Habakkuk 3:17-18 · Psalm 46:10 · Isaiah 43:2
Wanting my faith to grow deeper
Lord, I don’t want a faith that only shows up in a crisis, I want roots that go deep enough to hold steady no matter what.
Romans 10:17 · 2 Peter 3:18 · Hebrews 11:6 · James 1:5 · Philippians 1:6 · Colossians 2:6-7 · 1 Peter 2:2 · Psalm 119:105 · 2 Timothy 3:16 · Joshua 1:8 · Psalm 1:2-3 · Matthew 4:4
The verses these prayers stand on
Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Mark 9:24, Hebrews 11:1, James 1:5-6, Matthew 17:20, Romans 10:17, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Psalm 46:10, Isaiah 40:28, John 20:27-28, Habakkuk 2:4, Hebrews 11:6, John 14:1, Psalm 34:18, James 4:8, Deuteronomy 31:6, Psalm 139:7-8, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 73:23-24, Hebrews 13:5, Psalm 42:11, Psalm 27:8, Psalm 143:8, Matthew 28:20, Psalm 46:1, Romans 8:28, Isaiah 55:8-9, Job 1:21, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18, Jeremiah 29:11, Deuteronomy 29:29, Psalm 73:17, Romans 11:33, Habakkuk 3:17-18, Isaiah 43:2, 2 Peter 3:18, James 1:5, Philippians 1:6, Colossians 2:6-7, 1 Peter 2:2, Psalm 119:105, 2 Timothy 3:16, Joshua 1:8, Psalm 1:2-3, Matthew 4:4.