Lord, May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise, and love. It is there for each and every one of us.
How can we have peace in this life which is filled with division, strife and suffering? With Jesus accompanying us in our daily life, we are given our daily bread and our needs are met where we can intercede for others in prayer.
If you need a peaceful heart, take a few minutes each day to grow in the habit of receiving the gift of peace that He wants to share with you. Draw near and ask the question, how peaceful am I?
How frequently am I able to live in the moment, being fully present to others, and entirely content with my circumstances?
Do I tell God my needs? How close do I feel to God?
Do I count on God to provide for all of my needs?
Am I self-reliant or reliant on God?
Do I expect to be in control of everything or do I allow God to control everything, asking for His help and counting on it?
How often do I compare myself with others and find myself lacking?
Do I trust in God’s mercy by actively seeking it, by going to confession or turning to God with a remorseful heart.
Do I feel peace with whom God has created me to be a beloved child of God?
Lord, You did not leave us alone but with the gift of the Holy Spirit. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27
Heavenly Father, I come before You on behalf of those who need physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. I lift their names before Your throne of grace, asking for Your mighty touch to bring restoration and wholeness to their bodies, minds, and souls.
Lord, I pray for doctors, nurses, and medical professionals involved in their care, that You would grant them wisdom, skill, and compassion. May Your healing power flow through them and bring comfort and relief to those who are suffering. Strengthen the faith of those who are sick and their loved ones, reminding them of Your faithfulness and love. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
This prayer is based on James 5:14-16, which instructs us to pray for the sick and to confess our sins to one another, so that we may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
The peace we want in the world begins within our own heart. It is living a life with intention, awareness and detachment. Surrendering to the ways we circumvent a peaceful path and offering them to God will be the stepping stones to our pathway to peace.
The Serenity Prayer starts by having us ask our Higher Power to grant serenity that leads to acceptance of the unchangeable. We reach out. We let our Higher Power put an end to our struggle. When we refuse to accept our sinful nature, we struggle against chains that we can not remove. Our acceptance saves energy which can be used for our healing. Prayer is always about reaching outside of ourselves, about stepping outside of our egos, our instincts, our all-consuming troubles. The Serenity Prayer is about us reaching out for our Higher Power’s peace, grace, and healing.
Prayer for Serenity
O God, grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference; living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as a pathway to peace; taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will; so that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with You forever in the next.
– Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)
Lord, touch me with your peace and grace. Help me to accept the things I can’t change. Please use the energy that acceptance frees up to help me be the person you want me to be. Amen
May we be faithful intercessors; praying without ceasing; praying according to God’s will; praying with faith; praying with love; praying with power.
Mother Teresa offers us pearls of wisdom to live a more humble life and to model them with others in our life so we can behave more virtuously and be kind.
Lord, I intercede for all people to live a life of humility:
Faithful God, I intercede for those who need unity and harmony in their lives. I pray that You would make them one as You are one with Your Son and Your Spirit; that they may be one in You and one with each other; that the world may believe that You have sent Your Son.
Lord, be their unity and their bond of peace, their fellowship, and their communion. May they maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; being eager to preserve it with all humility and gentleness; with patience; bearing with one another in love; making every effort to keep it through the peace that ties you together. May they love one another with a pure heart fervently; being of one mind; having compassion one of another; being courteous. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
This prayer is based on John 17:21, which records Jesus’ prayer for His disciples: “that they may all be one; just as you, Father are in me; and I am in you; that they also may be one in us; so that the world may believe that you sent me.”
Lord, I intercede for those who need humility and meekness in their lives. I pray that You would teach them to humble themselves before You and before others, acknowledging their dependence on You and their need for Your grace.
Lord, be their humility and their example, their model and their mentor. May they have the same mind as Christ Jesus, who though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men; and being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. May they clothe themselves with humility toward one another, for You oppose the proud but give grace to the humble. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
This prayer is based on Philippians 2:5-8, which exhorts us to have the same mind as Christ Jesus in His humility.
Father, I intercede for those who are bound by sin, addiction, or fear. I pray that You would set them free by Your power and by Your truth, breaking every chain and every stronghold that holds them captive.
Lord, be their freedom and their deliverance, their liberator and their savior. May they know the truth that sets them free and the Son who makes them free indeed. May they live in freedom and not in bondage, serving You with joy and gratitude. May they use their freedom not as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
This prayer is based on John 8:36, which declares that if the Son sets us free, we will be free indeed.
Gracious God, I intercede for those who need grace and mercy in their lives. I pray that You would lavish Your grace upon them, forgiving their sins and cleansing them from all unrighteousness.
Lord, be their grace and their salvation, their redeemer and their friend. May they not receive Your grace in vain, but cooperate with it in obedience and holiness. May they grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May they extend Your grace to others, forgiving as You have forgiven them. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
This prayer is based on 2 Corinthians 6:1, which urges us not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Faithful God, I intercede for those who need faith and trust in their lives. I pray that You would increase their faith and help them to trust in You and Your promises.
Lord, be their faith and their assurance, their confidence and their conviction. May they believe in You and Your Son Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. May they walk by faith and not by sight, living by the power of Your Spirit and Your Word. May they have faith that can move mountains and please You. May they be faithful to You and to Your calling, until the day of Your appearing. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
This prayer is based on Mark 9:24, which records the cry of a father who brought his son to Jesus for healing: “I believe; help my unbelief!”
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