Sunday, October 4, 2026
PSALM 121 – a prayer for help
This is another Psalm that has been set to music in contemporary song. When I am stuck in times of anxiety, I find courage and comfort in these familiar words.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
PSALM 91 – a prayer for protection
One of my favorite hymns, “On Eagle’s Wings,” is inspired by this Psalm. There are images of God’s protection throughout scripture, but I especially love the ones where God soars on wings like eagles, gathers us close in nesting wings, and holds us close to the soft, beating heart of love.
Friday, October 2, 2026
PSALM 66 – a prayer for joy
Joy is more than happiness. It is a blessing of the Spirit that comes to us like dawn after a long, dark night.
Thursday, October 1, 2026
PSALM 51 – a prayer for forgiveness
None of us are perfect. It can be hard to face that reality, especially when we like to point the finger at others instead of ourselves.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
PSALM 119 – a prayer for guidance
When we place the scriptures in the hands of our children, we pray that God might bless them with the light of the Word to illuminate their pathways.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
PSALM 22 – a prayer for comfort in grief
There are times when we might wonder if our words are really valued by God. But you know something? God still wants those aching, heartbroken prayers.
Monday, September 28, 2026
PSALM 46 – a prayer for courage
As we continue to spend time being with God in prayer, we turn now to the Psalms for words of dwelling in God’s love. Did you know that many of the Psalms, which were sung together in worship, were often offered up as a form of musical, communal prayer to God?
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Micah 6:8
8 He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your God?
Monday, August 31, 2026
Matthew 25:35-41
35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Matthew 15:28
“Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.’ And her daughter was healed from that moment.
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Matthew 15:27-28
“She said, ‘Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.’ Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.’ And her daughter was healed from that moment.”
Friday, August 14, 2026
Matthew 15:10-28
“Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, ‘Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.’ But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, ‘Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us.’ He answered, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’ But she came and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, help me.’ He answered, ‘It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.’”
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Matthew 15:21
“Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon.”
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Matthew 15:15-20
“But Peter said to him, ‘Explain this parable to us.’ Then Jesus said, ‘Are you also still without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and goes out into the sewer? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles. For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile.’”
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Matthew 15:12-14
“Then the disciples approached and said to him, ‘Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?’ [Jesus] answered, ‘Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.’”
Monday, August 10, 2026
Matthew 15:10-11
“[Jesus] called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.”
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Matthew 11:29-30
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
Friday, July 3, 2026
Matthew 11:25-27
“At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants, yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants.”