I can't put my phone down
Lord, I reach for my phone before I reach for you.
1 Corinthians 6:12 · Ephesians 5:15-16 · Psalm 90:12 · Galatians 5:1 · Galatians 5:22-23 · Psalm 119:37 · Colossians 3:2 · Titus 2:11-14 · 2 Peter 1:5-7 · Mark 1:35 · Philippians 4:8
Too distracted to be still
God, I sit down to pray and within a minute I'm thinking about emails, groceries, and something I saw online.
Psalm 46:10 · Luke 10:41-42 · Psalm 27:4 · Isaiah 26:3 · Mark 1:35 · Matthew 6:6 · Psalm 62:1 · Psalm 131:2 · Isaiah 30:15-16 · Psalm 119:15 · Psalm 37:7
Guarding what I watch online
Lord, I keep ending up in places online I'm ashamed of, usually late at night when I'm tired or lonely.
Psalm 101:3 · Job 31:1 · Psalm 119:9 · Psalm 119:37 · Matthew 6:22-23 · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · Proverbs 4:23 · Romans 13:14 · 2 Timothy 2:22 · Philippians 4:8 · 1 John 1:9
Screens are pulling my family apart
Lord, we sit in the same room, each of us lit by a different screen, and nobody is really together.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 · Ephesians 5:15-16 · Psalm 90:12 · Ephesians 6:4 · Joshua 24:15 · Romans 12:10-13 · Hebrews 10:24-25 · Proverbs 17:1 · Psalm 127:3 · Luke 10:39 · Ecclesiastes 3:1-4
The verses these prayers stand on
Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: 1 Corinthians 6:12, Ephesians 5:15-16, Psalm 90:12, Galatians 5:1, Galatians 5:22-23, Psalm 119:37, Colossians 3:2, Titus 2:11-14, 2 Peter 1:5-7, Mark 1:35, Philippians 4:8, Psalm 46:10, Luke 10:41-42, Psalm 27:4, Isaiah 26:3, Matthew 6:6, Psalm 62:1, Psalm 131:2, Isaiah 30:15-16, Psalm 119:15, Psalm 37:7, Psalm 101:3, Job 31:1, Psalm 119:9, Matthew 6:22-23, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Proverbs 4:23, Romans 13:14, 2 Timothy 2:22, 1 John 1:9, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Ephesians 6:4, Joshua 24:15, Romans 12:10-13, Hebrews 10:24-25, Proverbs 17:1, Psalm 127:3, Luke 10:39, Ecclesiastes 3:1-4.