Romans 12:9-13

1 Passage: Romans 12:9-13

1 Verse: Verse 10. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for the love You cultivate among Your people. We truly are Your family: united together under one Father, named after one Lord, bonded in peace by one Spirit. Today, as we go about the weekly acts of devotion that we share with one another, may Your love become the greater part of that devotion. Help us to see that being devoted to one another in love is Your preferred mode of worship, Your true religion.

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Tomorrow's passage: Romans 15:4-7

1 John 3:13-18

1 Passage: 1 John 3:13-18

1 Verse: Verse 17. But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for helping me put on a heart of compassion yesterday. I trusted You to do it, and You did, and now not only am I thankful, but those with whom I was able to share Your compassion are thankful, too. And this morning, it is all about the heart once again. This time, You tell me not to close my heart against my brothers and sisters in need. Father, help me to have an open heart toward others. Help me to be for them and not against them. Help me to show Your heart through my sincere effort and energy on behalf of others today, and not just in the words of this prayer.

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Tomorrow's passage: Romans 12:9-13

Colossians 3:12-17

1 Passage: Colossians 3:12-17

1 Verse: Verse 12. So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for welcoming me to live as one whom You chose -- as if I were holy and beloved. Thank You for loving me enough to replace my unholiness with the holiness of Jesus, Your Son. And now, You ask me to put on a heart to match. I'm not always sure how to do that. I know how to put on a mask, put on a show, put on a put-on . . . but those are all external, surface, cosmetic applications. Putting on a heart is another thing entirely. Putting on a heart is internal, and spiritual. And I already have one, and the one I have isn't always very cooperative. It can be cold and stubborn and hard as a rock. So please, Father, help me today to wear a new one. Help me to be kind and compassionate from the heart -- not as an outward show, but as a deep abiding reality. I know You can do it, and I trust You to. Thank You, Father.

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Tomorrow's Passage: 1 John 3:13-18

John 15:9-14

1 Passage: John 15:9-14

1 Verse: Verse 9. "Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love."

1 Prayer: Lord, You know there is nothing I want more than to abide in Your love. But You say that abiding in Your love comes from loving one another as You love us. That doesn't always come easy -- especially not this morning. So I'm left feeling far outside Your love. I guess the only solution is for You to help me learn to love others better. Please help me today. I feel like I'm already off to a pretty bad start. But I trust You to lead me out. Thanks.

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Tomorrow's Passage: Colossians 3:12-17

Romans 8:31-39

1 Passage: Romans 8:31-39

1 Verse: Verse 32. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

1 Prayer: Father, forgive me for forgetting that You are for me, not against me. Life gets so contentious. Everything seems to conspire against me. Every day feels like a battle against forces I can't control and can't overcome. I feel more often like the conquered than the conqueror. But here is hard evidence, living proof, incontrovertible fact that You are on my side -- You gave up Jesus for me. How can I doubt Your love in the face of that truth. Well, I'll tell You how: I'm still waiting for You to freely give us all things. There is a real existential gap between the gift of salvation and the gift of all things, and I get stuck there. I take the non-existence of the latter as evidence for the non-existence of the former. But Your word says that is backwards. Help me to think the right way about this, Father. Help me to remember when I am missing the "all things" that I am not in any way missing the salvation that comes from Your deep love for me - and that guarantees the all things to me, even in my non-possession of them. On the basis of Your gift to me in Jesus, I will continue to trust You to freely give the rest in Your wisdom and kindness. Thank You, Father.

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Tomorrow's Passage: John 15:9-14

Galatians 5:16-26

1 Passage: Galatians 5:16-26

1 Verse: Verse 25. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for giving me life by Your Spirit. I'm grateful that Your Spirit is greater than my flesh. But You know sometimes I do not walk by the Spirit. Sometimes I walk in my own powers and perceptions. Sometimes I live by my own lights and not Yours. Forgive me, Father, for allowing old things to hold me back. Help me today to walk in newness of life with You, by Your Spirit.

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Tomorrow's Passage: Romans 8:31-39

1 John 4:7-12

1 Passage: 1 John 4:7-12

1 Verse: Verse 10. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for loving us so much that You freely allowed Your Son Jesus to give His life for our sins. You know how many sins separate me from You, and yet none of them are enough that they can't be covered by Jesus' love. Love covers a multitude of sins. There can't be too many sins to keep me from You, for where sins increase, grace abounds all the more. And Father I confess that I am often painfully aware of how little I love You in return. I obsess over what looks to me like my lack of love for You. But here in Your word You tell me that love is not to be found in me toward You, but in You toward me. Forgive me not only for my lack of love, but for thinking it is up to me to manufacture it. Love is from You and You alone. You are love. Thank You for loving me and allowing some of that love to be directed through me to others and thereby back to You.

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Tomorrow's Passage: Galatians 5:16-26

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

1 Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

1 Verse: Verse 5. [Love] does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered.

1 Prayer: Father, today Your people gather together to do Your will. We will sing and pray. We will speak to one another and we'll listen to one another. We'll eat together. And, Lord, I know from having done this before so many times that it might require a little patience and kindness. I might be tempted to act unbecomingly. I will probably be provoked. Maybe I'll even suffer a wrong. But whatever happens, Father, please help me to love Your people. Help me to seek Your will and not my own.

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Tomorrow's Passage: 1 John 4:7-12

Psalm 119:105-112

1 Passage: Psalm 119:105-112

1 Verse: Verse 107. I am exceedingly afflicted; revive me, O LORD, according to Your word.

1 Prayer: Father, You know my afflictions. Whether they rise to the level of the "exceedingly afflicted", I can't quite be sure. But regardless, a little revival would not be unwelcome. Revive me so that I may live anew with You. Your word says Your mercies are new every morning, and God You know how I need them this morning. Help me stay mindful of the promises of Your word to me today, so that in my affliction I can be revived and renewed.

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Tomorrow's Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Psalm 119:97-104

1 Passage: Psalm 119:97-104

1 Verse: Verse 102. I have not turned aside from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for being my teacher. There is no greater source of wisdom and knowledge than You. You are the only source of all wisdom and knowledge. And You have come to teach Your people Yourself. You have placed Your Spirit within to guide, lead and direct, challenge, convict and correct, comfort, encourage and console. Father, You know how much I need You to teach me. I have so much yet to learn. I can't say that I have followed all Your ordinances and avoided every evil way -- no one can. But I haven't turned aside from them either. I turn to them every day, trusting that with You as my Teacher I will learn them and live them. Help me to live and learn today.

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Tomorrow's Passage: Psalm 119:105-112

Psalm 119:129-136

1 Passage: Psalm 119:129-136

1 Verse: Verse 135. Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.

1 Prayer: Father, I need to be taught by You. When I am in darkness, You are my light. Your word is a lamp to my feet. Your faith gives sight to my eyes. Your truth sets me free from the shadows of death. Help me today to be a better servant of Yours -- one who knows Your will and does it well. Let me walk in the glow of fellowship with You -- the Living Word. Teach me to live in the light of Your face. Shine Your good grace on me. Thank You, Lord.

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1 John 3:19-24

1 Passage: 1 John 3:19-24

1 Verse: Verse 20. in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for being greater than my heart. That doesn't sound like much of an accomplishment -- my heart is so small and weak and willful. But that is precisely why I am so incredibly grateful that You are greater. My heart fails me sometimes. It fails You sometimes. Sometimes it is full of condemnation -- of myself, of others, of You even. But You are greater. You know all things. You know that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. You know that includes me. You are the Good Shepherd who knows Your own sheep. I'm sorry I let my heart get away with its condemning spree. But when it does, I praise and thank You that I am not overcome by what my heart condemns. Instead, You in Your greatness have overcome my heart, and I love You for it.

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Psalm 150

1 Chapter: Psalm 150

1 Verse: Verse 1. Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse.

1 Prayer: Father, You are worthy of all praise. You are near and far. You abide in me as a temple of Your Holy Spirit, and You fill all of creation to its most distant extent. You are on high and You are down low. And I am so thankful, since I seem to be everywhere and in between. Thank You for being here now. I praise You for Your presence in me and around me. I will praise You today as I remember Your nearness.

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Psalm 149

1 Chapter: Psalm 149

1 Verse: Verse 4. For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for making me one of Your people. The difference that makes in my life and in Yours is difficult to fathom. Considering how ugly and painful I and my afflictions seem to be, it is rather incongruous to think that You take pleasure in me and make beauty out of them. I know You have given me salvation, and I am thankful. And though alienation from You is the biggest affliction anyone could ever face, it still doesn't mean that with that settled I don't suffer these others. And I need You to save me from them, too. Sure, I'll survive if You don't. I'll still love You and praise You and serve You. But what I want most is for You to hear and answer me about this need. Beautify this situation, please. I know Your grace is sufficient for me to live on in affliction. But Your power is sufficient, too. Show us some of that power on our behalf, please.

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Psalm 148

1 Chapter: Psalm 148

1 Verse: Verse 13. Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above earth and heaven.

1 Prayer: Father, let me praise Your name. You alone are higher than all other things, even the things that oppress and discourage me. That makes me think that maybe You might remove some of them. You certainly are able to do so. So why don't You, Father. Wouldn't it be nice to relieve some of the pressure down here? If You did so, You know I would praise You even more. You know I would exalt Your name and give You all the glory. So why don't You? Obviously, You don't need any more glory and exaltation. You are as high as You can go. But what about what I need? Don't I need an answer here? It sure feels like I do. Yet, what if You withhold Your hand? What then? I have no where else to go. And You know I am going to praise You no matter what. Help me to praise You no matter what.

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Psalm 147

1 Chapter: Psalm 147

1 Verse: Verse 3. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

1 Prayer: Father, if my bones were broken, I'd go to a doctor. If my body was sick, medicine might help me. Even if my thoughts were not right, a counselor, a therapist, a psychologist might do. But brokenheartedness is a sorrow and a wound too deep for human healers. My heart is the very core of who I am. It isn't some part of me that needs to be fixed; it is me, all of me. The very depths of my being, the entire existence of my life from its beginning to this moment right now has gone all askew. Who will straighten it out again for me, if not You, Father? You made me. You have been with me the entire way through. I know You will make a way for me now. I don't know what it is, but You have to do it. Because I don't know what it is, You have to do it. Heal my broken heart and bind up my sorrows. They are too many to count and too deep for words, but they are neither too many nor too great for You. Thank You, Lord. I love You.

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Psalm 146

1 Chapter: Psalm 146

1 Verse: Verse 5. How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God.

1 Prayer: Father, You are our help. You are the one we are looking to and trusting in. You are the one we cry out to when it seems all hope is lost. We hope in You. And that makes us blessed. That makes all the difference. Apart from You there is no hope, there is little we can do. But with You, You say we can do all things for nothing is impossible with God. Well, sometimes it seems like what we're asking for is the impossible. Sometimes it seems like what we're asking for should be the simplest thing in the world. Either way, we are asking You because we know that all good things -- large or small, possible or impossible -- come from You. Help me to bask in my blessedness today. The blessing is not in having the things I hope for or the help I need, but in having the Helper in whom I hope for those things. Forgive me for sometimes wishing I had the other things instead. You are my portion forever. I love You.

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Psalm 145

1 Chapter: Psalm 145

1 Verse: Verse 16. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

1 Prayer: Father, please open Your hand to us. We have laid all our desire out before You. You know our longing. You are intimately aware of our hope and wish. We wait for You to satisfy us with good. Yet sometimes it feels like the open hand is a slap in the face. Sometimes it feels like instead of an open hand, we get a closed fist. I know things aren't how they feel. I know You know so much better than I do how to give good gifts to Your children. We trust in Your wisdom to give us good in Your best time. Please comfort us in our dissatisfaction, until by Your hand our desire is fulfilled. Thank You, Lord.

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Psalm 144

1 Chapter: Psalm 144

1 Verse: Verse 4. Man is like a mere breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

1 Prayer: Father, I don't know if I am supposed to be encouraged or frightened by this fact. I feel my life fading away. Is time on my side, or against me? I guess it really shouldn't matter. I guess the important thing is that You are on my side, and if You are for us, who can be against us? But why are we still waiting, Lord? Why are so many prayers yet unanswered? So many promises unfulfilled? And time is so short. Father, please consider my frailty. Unlike You, I can't wait forever. I need You now, and if not now, then soon. Come, Lord Jesus. Come quickly. Amen.

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Psalm 143

1 Chapter: Psalm 143

1 Verse: Verse 8. Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; for I trust in You; teach me the way in which I should walk; for to You I lift up my soul.

1 Prayer: Father, we need Your lovingkindness this morning. Lately, our mornings have been cruel; the day begins with doubt and disappointment and unrealized hopes. We trust You; we lift our souls to You. We place our very lives and selves into Your good hands. And while we are thankful for Your unfailing love, we can't help but admit there are other things that we also wish would not fail, yet do so -- over and over again. We know You are teaching us the way to walk, but it is a dark and lonely and rugged way right now. We want a change of scenery. Please, Lord, in Your wisdom and love, kindly give us what we ask.

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Psalm 142

1 Chapter: Psalm 142

1 Verse: Verse 7. "Bring my soul out of prison, so that I may give thanks to Your name; the righteous will surround me, for You will deal bountifully with me."

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for the promise of Your bountiful dealings with me. You will do for me more than I deserve, more than I can imagine or anticipate. And, Father, when You do, I will give thanks to You. I will no longer be surrounded by walls and bars and locked doors, but the righteous will surround me. Instead of a prison cell to hem me in, You will give me the freedom of a community of people who love You, a family of those who trust in You. Father, You are making this happen. Help me to trust You to see it through.

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Psalm 141

1 Chapter: Psalm 141

1 Verse: Verse 8. For my eyes are toward You, O GOD, the Lord; in You I take refuge; do not leave me defenseless.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for providing me a refuge of eternal security. Thank You for defending me when I have nothing with which to defend myself. You know I am guilty. I have no case. I have no leg to stand on. By any measure I deserve to have the book thrown at me. But instead I get the best defender, the fairest trial, the lightest sentence -- no sentence at all, full acquittal. I don't know how You do it except by grace, for love, in kindness and mercy. My eyes are toward You so that I can see that love always and learn to live it myself in honor of what You have done for me. Thank You, Father.

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Psalm 140

1 Chapter: Psalm 140

1 Verse: Verse 7. "O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle."

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for my salvation. Thank You that the strength of it, the reliability of my being saved comes from You and not from me. Here I am in the midst of the day of battle and I need strength. I need saving. Thank You for giving me cover. Help me to know when to keep my head down and when to rise up and move out.

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Psalm 139

1 Chapter: Psalm 139

1 Verse: Verse 12. Even the darkness is not dark to You, and the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You.

1 Prayer: Father, I guess I shouldn't be so afraid of the dark. If it is all the same to You, then couldn't I just have a bit more light? But whether I walk in light or darkness today, Lord, I am thankful that You walk there with me. I can't understand why You would have me stumbling about where I can't see, yet that's how it is. That's how it is going to be, and I have to learn to be okay with it. Teach me to know that You walk beside me even in the midst of darkness. Thank You, Father.

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Psalm 138

1 Chapter: Psalm 138

1 Verse: Verse 8. The LORD will accomplish what concerns me; Your lovingkindness, O LORD, is everlasting; do not forsake the works of Your hands.

1 Prayer: Father, thank You for this psalm of thanksgiving on this day of Thanksgiving. Thank You for being intimately acquainted with all my concerns. Thank You for being eternally committed to me in love and kindness. Thank You for not forsaking me whom You are making. Thank You for making me and making me Yours. Thank You that You still have Your hands on me, working on me faithfully, diligently, patiently, gently. I love You, Father. My concerns are all in Your hands. Accomplish what concerns me, please. I trust You.

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Psalm 137

1 Chapter: Psalm 137

1 Verse: Verse 4. How can we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?

1 Prayer: Father, teach me how to sing Your song in the midst of this land where I live. It is not my home -- my home is in heaven. This is a foreign land, a far country, in which I am but a pilgrim and a sojourner. I am in this world, but not of it. Is that why it is so hard for me to get comfortable here? Does that explain my unhappiness? I want to know peace -- Your peace -- and I know it has to come from You. In this world I have trouble, but You have overcome the world. Overcome my troubled spirit, Father, and grant me peace. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Here I will sing Your song.

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Psalm 136

1 Chapter: Psalm 136

1 Verse: Verse 1. Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His lovingkindness is everlasting.

1 Prayer: Father, we are so thankful for Your goodness. Nothing else matters except that Your lovingkindness is everlasting. Your enduring love makes alll things endurable. Your unfailing devotion makes my failures not nearly so frightening. Your unbroken covenant makes my broken heart mend as I trust and find you faithful again and again and again. You are good, and I want to live a good life of great thanksgiving to You. Thank You for this day with which I have to live. Thank You for all the ways in which Your life is poured out into my heart through Your Spirit in me. May I refelct some fo the same goodness and love to those around me today.

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Psalm 135

1 Chapter: Psalm 135

1 Verse: Verse 6. Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

1 Prayer: Father, we are praying that You would do as we please. We're praying that whatever pleases You would also please us. You chose to be our Father. You chose to be a Father who hears. And so we are praying, knowing that You are listening. And we're wondering what You are doing, what You are going to do. Please, Father, may You in Your grace and wisdom grant us what we ask in such a way that we are both pleased -- You and us. If this thing we're asking for pleases You, then we know it will be done. Father, we're asking in faith, trusting in Your good pleasure, that You would be pleased to hear and answer and grant our request. We love You!

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Psalm 134

1 Chapter: Psalm 134

1 Verse: Verse 3. May the LORD bless you from Zion, He who made heaven and earth.

1 Prayer: Father, we are praying that You would bless us. How hard can it be for You to do good to us? You are the Creator of all good things. Please create in us and for us the good things that we desire. Thank You, Father.

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Psalm 133

1 Chapter: Psalm 133

1 Verse: Verse 1. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!

1 Prayer: Father, may we please behold the goodness and pleasure of life in community with one another. Help us to live out the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Let those who are lonely and those who are in conflict all come together as one to find a common life of loving and serving You. May we learn that loving and serving one another is loving and serving You. Thank You, Father, for being bigger than all our differences. Thank You for making us diverse, so that our unity can be all the more beautiful, rich, and strong. Thank You that the blessings of community come from You.

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Psalm 132

1 Chapter: Psalm 132

1 Verse: Verse 14. "This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for resting Your Spirit upon me forever. You dwell in me as I abide in You. I don't understand how You do it. I can't comprehend why You do it, except that You love me. You have desired to be with me, within me, close to me forever. Even before I desired to be near You, You had given Your Son to die to make it possible. I am so thankful that Your nearness is based on Your desire and not mine. You know I desire it, but my desire is weak, fickle, untrustworthy. I trust in Your love for me.

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Psalm 131

1 Chapter: Psalm 131

1 Verse: Verse 3O. Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and forever.

1 Prayer: Father, I wish I could pray the previous two verses of this psalm. Yet, I know they do not describe me very well. My soul is neither composed nor quiet. My involvements seem far too great for my powers of comprehension. Yet, if there is one thing I can do, it is to hope in You. I am trusting You to teach me to compose and quiet my soul. I hope in the day my soul is like a weaned child. Help me get disentangled from things too difficult for me. Thank You, Lord.

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Psalm 130

1 Chapter: Psalm 130

1 Verse: Verse 7. O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is lovingkindness, and with Him is abundant redemption.

1 Prayer: Father, I keep forgetting that Your redemption is abundant. Your lovingkindness is fully sufficient for my sinful weakness. You do not forget my hope in You, no matter how small and fragile and unworthy it may be. I am so thankful, Father, that You hear prayer and show goodness to me when I least deserve it. Teach me to be ever watchful for Your working on my behalf. Teach me to hope in You even when I don't see Your works. Teach me to be thankful for things I haven't seen. And when I do see Your hand move to help me, help me to be abundantly thankful. Thank You, Father. I love You.

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Psalm 129

1 Chapter: Psalm 129

1 Verse: Verse 4. The LORD is righteous; He has cut in two the cords of the wicked.

1 Prayer: Father, I keep feeling the plow on my back. I keep getting rundown, run over. I feel as though I am running out of time, energy, and ability. The trajectory of these lengthy furrows goes way back to my youth. How am I going to get free of them? Many times and in many ways they have buried me over and over and over again. Yet, have they prevailed? Somehow they are ever on the verge of prevailing, yet You have cut their cords in two. You break the stranglehold at the very last second. You are righteous. You relent. You redeem. You rescue. You restore. The wicked will attempt to tie me down for good, but You will cut every cord. Thank You for being faithful.

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Psalm 128

1 Chapter: Psalm 128

1 Verse: Verse 1. How blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in His ways.

1 Prayer: Father, I keep waiting and wishing and seeking Your blessing. And I wonder sometimes if it seems far off because I am not walking in Your ways as I should. Spirit, guide my steps. Teach me to fear You. Show me Your blessing. Lead me to walk in Your ways.

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Psalm 127

1 Chapter: Psalm 127

1 Verse: Verse 1. Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain.

1 Prayer: Father, I need You to work on my behalf. I need You to take away the vanity of my labor. Nothing is sound apart from You. All the edifices I erect crumble. All the time I spend is wasted, when You are not at work within it, within me. Jesus says You are always working, and I believe Him. But I'm like a watchman who stays up all night to see something that never materializes. Perhaps I'm looking for the wrong thing, or in the wrong place or at the wrong time. Maybe I don't know what to look for. Maybe Your help comes unlooked for and unseen. Whatever it is, Father, I trust You to work on my behalf. I trust You to be in the midst of my seemingly meaningless labors. You are the only One who redeems all time, all misplaced effort. Thank You for redeeming me and mine.

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Psalm 126

1 Chapter: Psalm 126

1 Verse: Verse 4a. Restore our captivity, O LORD.

1 Prayer: Father, how do You restore what is lost? How do You undo what has already been done? Time spent shut up in captivity is irrevocably gone. The past is more unchanging and unmoving than any iron bars or steel chains. And yet, here I am praying for restoration in the midst of the locust years. Somehow You can redeem them. Somehow You already have. I don't see how it is possible, though I believe that it is. But my faith is weak. Help my unbelief.

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Psalm 125

1 Chapter: Psalm 125

1 Verse: Verse 2. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people from this time forth and forever.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for surrounding me. You are near me on all sides and for all time. You are my defense and the source of all security and strength. Without You I would be laid waste by my enemies. With You I am protected, no matter what may come against me. Protect me today. Ring me around with Your powerful, peaceful presence. I dwell in You. I abide within the perfect circle of Your unfailing love and almighty power.

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Psalm 124

1 Chapter: Psalm 124

1 Verse: Verse 8. Our help is in the name of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.

1 Prayer: Help, Father. I'm calling out Your name, because it is only in You that I find the help that I need. You are the Creator of all things. You made me, and You are acquainted with all my neediness. What can I do but cast myself upon You for mercy and grace to help in time of need? Lord, it was no difficulty for You to make everything that is. It certainly seems like it would be no difficulty for You to meet my deepest needs. Please be a help to me now. I am trusting You to help me.

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Psalm 123

1 Chapter: Psalm 123

1 Verse: Verse 2. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, until He is gracious to us.

1 Prayer: Father, You have been gracious. You have already given me more than I deserve, more than I can ask or imagine, more than I can ever feel worthy of receiving. And yet, despite all the grace You have given, I still look to You. I still need more grace. I don't mean to diminish, depreciate or devalue all You have already done for me in Christ. But I am still looking to You, still waiting until You are gracious to me. Is that alright with You? Do You mind if I ask for even more grace? I trust from what You've already been willing to give that perhaps You are not unwilling to give even a little more. If so, then I pray that You have merciful eyes when You look back at me. Because I am looking to You until You are gracious to me. Be gracious to me, Father, please. You know what I need. Thank You, and I love You.

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Psalm 122

1 Chapter: Psalm 122

1 Verse: Verse 1. I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."

1 Prayer: Father, You have made me a house for Your Spirit. That makes me glad. Thank You.

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Psalm 121

1 Chapter: Psalm 121

1 Verse: Verse 7. The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul.

1 Prayer: Father, this sounds almost too good to be true. But I know Your promises are sure. So I want to thank You for keeping my soul. Sometimes it feels lost, cast aside, forgotten. But I know by Your Word that You keep it safe and secure in Your possession forever. I trust You to protect me. But You know how strong my self-protective impulses are. And You know how misguided and misdirected they can be. Please help me to trust You more for the comfort and safety that I need, and not to seek it in other things. Protect me from all evil. Keep my soul.

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Psalm 120

1 Chapter: Psalm 120

1 Verse: Verse 7. I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.

1 Prayer: Father, You are the giver of perfect peace that surpasses understanding. I am in need of it. Silence the voices of war that echo in my life -- voices of an enemy who seeks only to steal, kill and destroy. Yours is the voice I need to hear. I need to hear You speak Your words of comfort and peace to my decimated soul. Prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Thank You, Father.

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Psalm 119

1 Chapter: Psalm 119

1 Verse: Verse 169. Let my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.

1 Prayer: Father, there are so many things I want to understand -- Your word very much being one of them. And yet, I can understand none of them well, unless I know them in Your truth. I need Your truth, Father, to give me understanding.

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