Prayers

Prayers for rest and sabbath

For weary bodies and souls that have forgotten how to stop.

  1. I don't know how to rest

    Jesus, even on my days off my mind keeps working.

    Matthew 11:28-30 · Psalm 23:1-3 · Psalm 46:10 · Mark 6:31 · Exodus 33:14 · Psalm 127:2 · Isaiah 30:15 · Hebrews 4:9-10 · Psalm 62:1-2 · Jeremiah 6:16 · Psalm 131:2

  2. Guilty whenever I slow down

    Lord, somewhere I started believing my worth goes up when I'm busy and down when I stop.

    Psalm 127:1-2 · Ecclesiastes 3:1 · Ecclesiastes 4:6 · Genesis 2:2-3 · Luke 10:41-42 · Mark 2:27 · Mark 6:31 · Matthew 11:28 · Isaiah 30:15 · Psalm 46:10

  3. Tired in body and soul

    Father, I am tired in a way that one good night won't fix.

    Isaiah 40:29-31 · 1 Kings 19:5-7 · Matthew 11:28 · Psalm 73:26 · Jeremiah 31:25 · 2 Corinthians 4:16 · Psalm 62:5 · Galatians 6:9 · Psalm 121:1-2 · Isaiah 40:28 · Psalm 23:2-3

  4. Learning to keep a day of rest

    Lord, I want a rhythm with room in it.

    Exodus 20:8-10 · Genesis 2:2-3 · Mark 2:27 · Isaiah 58:13-14 · Hebrews 4:9-11 · Deuteronomy 5:12-15 · Psalm 92:1-2 · Leviticus 23:3 · Psalm 118:24 · Exodus 31:17

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Matthew 11:28-30, Psalm 23:1-3, Psalm 46:10, Mark 6:31, Exodus 33:14, Psalm 127:2, Isaiah 30:15, Hebrews 4:9-10, Psalm 62:1-2, Jeremiah 6:16, Psalm 131:2, Psalm 127:1-2, Ecclesiastes 3:1, Ecclesiastes 4:6, Genesis 2:2-3, Luke 10:41-42, Mark 2:27, Matthew 11:28, Isaiah 40:29-31, 1 Kings 19:5-7, Psalm 73:26, Jeremiah 31:25, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Psalm 62:5, Galatians 6:9, Psalm 121:1-2, Isaiah 40:28, Psalm 23:2-3, Exodus 20:8-10, Isaiah 58:13-14, Hebrews 4:9-11, Deuteronomy 5:12-15, Psalm 92:1-2, Leviticus 23:3, Psalm 118:24, Exodus 31:17.