Praying for our leaders and government
Lord, you tell us to pray for those in authority, including the ones we didn't vote for and the ones we disagree with.
1 Timothy 2:1-2 · Jeremiah 29:7 · Proverbs 21:1 · Daniel 2:21 · Romans 13:1 · Psalm 72:1-2 · Proverbs 29:2 · Proverbs 14:34 · Micah 6:8 · Isaiah 9:6-7 · Psalm 33:12
Overwhelmed by the news
Lord, every time I open the news it's worse, and I carry it around all day.
John 16:33 · Psalm 46:1-3 · Psalm 112:7 · Psalm 29:10-11 · Isaiah 26:3 · Philippians 4:6-7 · Matthew 24:6 · Isaiah 40:8 · Hebrews 12:28 · Revelation 21:5 · Psalm 46:10
Praying for places torn by war
Lord, there are families tonight sheltering from bombs, parents searching for children, and people walking away from homes they will never see again.
Psalm 46:9 · Isaiah 2:4 · Micah 4:3-4 · Matthew 5:9 · Psalm 9:9 · Psalm 12:5 · Psalm 10:17-18 · Isaiah 9:6-7 · Psalm 72:7 · Psalm 147:3 · Revelation 21:4
After a disaster or tragedy
God, the pictures are hard to look at: houses flattened, streets flooded, people searching the rubble for someone they love.
Psalm 46:1-3 · Psalm 57:1 · Isaiah 25:4 · Isaiah 43:2 · Nahum 1:7 · Psalm 34:18 · Romans 8:35-37 · Psalm 62:8 · Isaiah 58:10 · 1 John 3:17-18 · Psalm 18:2
The verses these prayers stand on
Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: 1 Timothy 2:1-2, Jeremiah 29:7, Proverbs 21:1, Daniel 2:21, Romans 13:1, Psalm 72:1-2, Proverbs 29:2, Proverbs 14:34, Micah 6:8, Isaiah 9:6-7, Psalm 33:12, John 16:33, Psalm 46:1-3, Psalm 112:7, Psalm 29:10-11, Isaiah 26:3, Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 24:6, Isaiah 40:8, Hebrews 12:28, Revelation 21:5, Psalm 46:10, Psalm 46:9, Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3-4, Matthew 5:9, Psalm 9:9, Psalm 12:5, Psalm 10:17-18, Psalm 72:7, Psalm 147:3, Revelation 21:4, Psalm 57:1, Isaiah 25:4, Isaiah 43:2, Nahum 1:7, Psalm 34:18, Romans 8:35-37, Psalm 62:8, Isaiah 58:10, 1 John 3:17-18, Psalm 18:2.