Praying for Our Families

Let’s pray for our families today. Lord, we ask You, by Your divine care, to please watch over our families and children. Guard our hearts from every evil attack. Give us wisdom in every situation to know what to say and to do to care for our spouse’s heart and our children’s. Bind us togetherContinue reading “Praying for Our Families”

Lord, Empower Us to Love

Pray for protection, courage, and empowering from the Lord for those who stand for what is right and good, but who are persecuted relentlessly by those who disagree, who have been blinded by the enemy and push his purposes, rather than God’s. Lord, please make us strong and courageous. Teach us what it means toContinue reading “Lord, Empower Us to Love”

Christians Offer Relief and Love to Hurricane Victims

With more than 1 million without power and more than 600,000 without water in the intense Louisiana heat, many Christian families who have generators or other means of electricity have invited those who are stranded into their homes and are now loving them into Jesus’ arms. “He is sending to us the 25-30-year-old unbelievers,” oneContinue reading “Christians Offer Relief and Love to Hurricane Victims”

Rescue Us, O God. We Need You.

In honor of so many who have died and who continue to face grave danger, we gathered in silent prayer yesterday at this Wall. Our tears have wet the ground where we kneel. Our cries have burned within our throats. Our hearts have been laid bare before You. Father, have mercy, please. Still so manyContinue reading “Rescue Us, O God. We Need You.”

Praying Through this Collage of Crisis

Our hearts are grieved as we pray through so many crises in our nation and the world today. As God moves you to pray, head to the Prayer Wall, choose the crisis we are praying together about, and join us there. I didn’t have room to fit all of them in the photo, but youContinue reading “Praying Through this Collage of Crisis”

The One Who Rides on the Clouds

Hurricane Ida is now at a Category 4 as it approaches landfall in Louisiana near New Orleans today, marking the 16th anniversary of Katrina’s destruction of that same city. Let’s continue to pray for those in its path. Lord, we ask for Your protection for every person in the path of this storm. As weContinue reading “The One Who Rides on the Clouds”

Mercy, Please, Lord, for Afghanistan

After two suicide bombings at the Kabul airport yesterday, leaving more than 100 dead (including at least 95 Afghans and 13 US troops), and as the August 31 evacuation deadline approaches, … Father God, Lord of the Nations, we cry out to You. Please have mercy on the peoples of Afghanistan and on our nationContinue reading “Mercy, Please, Lord, for Afghanistan”

Continued Prayer for Afghanistan

I am still so grieved, as I’m sure you are, too. Today, I’m reposting this prayer from August 18, because it is still the prayer on my heart, and adding yet more prayer, especially now as the August 31 deadline approaches for getting people out of Afghanistan…. Lord, we ask You to be a ShieldContinue reading “Continued Prayer for Afghanistan”

Pray for Those Affected by Floods

These past few days have been devastating for families in Humphreys County, Tennessee, where at least 22 people died due to Saturday’s flash floods, and another 37 or more are still missing. In addition, Tropical Depression Fred swept through Haywood County, North Carolina, leaving 4 dead, and 4 still missing. At least 500 families from CrusoContinue reading “Pray for Those Affected by Floods”

Completely Yours

Several years ago, the Lord led me to begin a new habit. Before I opened my eyes or got out of bed or thought any other thought, I would think on Jesus and hand Him my day. He took me on a long, beautiful journey of surrendering not only every day and plan, but everyContinue reading “Completely Yours”