Let us not grow weary of doing what is right.

Don’t stop listening because you are uncomfortable.

Dear God,

Help me to listen even when it’s hard. Let me hear the story of another’s pain and be with them in that moment.

Amen

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my cry.

Pray for the day when we see those around us as God’s creation.

Dear God,

I want to see all those around me as Your creation. Help me to see the need in all people and to love them.

Amen

I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.

We carry invisible scars on our hearts and souls. God heals.

Dear God,

Let me cling to the fact of Your healing. I do not have to dwell on hurts. You not only heal the wound, You heal the scar it leaves. Thank you.

Amen

Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.

We seek justice in the world.

Dear God,

Open my eyes, ears, and heart to be willing to be uncomfortable for those You love.

Amen

Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God.

This is what my soul is telling me, be peaceful and love everyone. Malala Yousafzai

Dear God,

It’s not easy to be a peacemaker. Help me to be peaceful in all areas of my life.

Amen

Just as you did it to one of the least of these—you did it to Me.

I want to be outside with the misfits, with the rebels, the dreamers, the second chance givers—

Dear God,

Help me to be ready to meet You in whatever form You arrive in my life. Help me to be willing to step out of my comfort zone and meet You in the misfits, the rebels, and the forgotten.

Amen

Whenever the river flows, everything will live, and everything will live where the river goes.

A [person] in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. Maya Angelou

Dear God,

I want to be in harmony with my spirit. I want to be a river flowing with life to those around me. Strengthen me with Your love. Fill me with Your Spirit. Surround me with Your grace.

Amen

You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together

Don’t fear your humanity; it is your best offering. Jen Hatmaker

Dear God

Thank you that You promise that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Help me to remember this on days when I am feeling frail and think that I have nothing to offer.

Amen

Do you know that you are God’s temple and God’s spirit dwells in you?

When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.

Dear God,

Thank you for loving me and dwelling in me. I feel comfortable and safe with You. Help me to love the way You do.

Amen

And now, O Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.

Hope is a song in a weary throat. Paul Murray

Dear God,

Help me to be hopeful. My hope is in You, but sometimes I lose track of that.

Amen