When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, he gave them a prayer. Not a lecture on prayer. Not the doctrine of prayer. He gave them a quotable, repeatable, portable prayer (Luke 11:1-4).
Could you use the same? It seems to me that the prayers of the Bible can be distilled into one. The result is a simple, easy-to-remember, pocket-size prayer.
Once a day for 40 days I'll post a simple prayer that brings peace and rest.
Day 22
"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." ~Luke 11:9-10
Dear God, you are ever-faithful and true to your promises. You know what we will ask before we ask it, yet you listen to your children.
I ask this day that you would open my eyes to those who are in need around me. So often I'm blind to the struggles of my friends and family, but I don't want to stay that way.
I pray for my family who needs you. Help them to ask and seek and knock, as you've promised to respond to their cries, Lord.
Thank you for answering our prayers, even when the answer is not easy to hear.
In your precious name, amen.
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