Prayer Poem: Ever Mindful

The Lord is righteous

Seek the Lord all you humble

Seek His righteousness

In my quiet time

Lord, make me mindful of You

Still...in Your presence

The Word is near you

In your mouth and in your heart

Faithfully proclaim

Faith comes through hearing

Hearing through the Word of Christ

Let your voice ring out

Deuteronomy 21.9; 2 Chronicles 12.6; Zephaniah 2.3, 7; Romans 10

Prayer: Relationship Not Reasoning

Ah, Lord God, be the One who goes before me
Be the One who grants victory
May I learn to not worry or fret
May I learn to return to You, to Your Word
May I see the ordering of events and circumstances are from You
May Your purpose prevail
May I rely on You and not on my ability to resolve things
Relationship not reasoning
May I listen attentively for Your voice
My Lord and my God

Deuteronomy 20.4; 2 Chronicles 11.2; Romans 9.11

Prayer: The Evidence of Things Not Seen

As the Queen of Sheba stood amazed before the wisdom of King Solomon

And had all her questions answered to the point that there was no breath left in her,

So I come and stand before You, Lord God Almighty, and keep silence before You,

The Ground of all Being, the Glorious Source of all wisdom and knowledge.

May I serve You in the new way of the Spirit.

Let the earth be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

I await the appointed time of this vision; though it tarries, I wait expectantly.

Teach me to live expectantly for these things not yet seen.

I place my hope in You, my Glorious Source.

2 Chronicles 9.4, 24; Habakkuk 2.3-4, 14, 20; Romans 7.6

Second Prayer for Today: Prayer for Zimbabwe

Note: There are times when we are confronted with circumstances so dire, so overwhelming, that we do not know how to pray. Zimbabwe and its present and future circumstances are such for me. It is at those times that I ask the Holy Spirit to intercede on behalf of my heavy heart. Unfailingly, He gently leads me to God-breathed Scripture that eloquently articulates what I am struggling with at that moment. Is questioning a prayer? I believe it is. I also believe that God hears and answers in ways that we know not. Our job is to stay connected to the Spirit and continue to intercede, even in the midst of questions, dismay and overwhelming circumstances.

O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,

And You not hear?

Or cry to You, 'Violence!' and You will not save?

Why do You make me see iniquity,

And why do You idly look at wrong?

Destruction and violence are before me;

Strife and contention arise.

So the law is paralyzed,

And justice never goes forth.

for the wicked surround the righteous,

So justice goes forth perverted.

O Lord, see!

O Lord, hear!

O Lord, act!

May Your mighty right hand uphold our brothers and sisters of Zimbabwe.

Cover them with Your cloak of protection,

Even as a mother hen covers her chicks with her wing.

God save Zimbabwe!

Habakkuk 1.2-4

Prayer Poem: Obedient from the Heart

Once a slave of sin

I now walk in life anew

Free to live with God

Romans 6

Prayer Poem: The Grace In Which We Stand

Pray and seek My face

Reign in life through Jesus Christ

Holy Spirit-led

Deuteronomy 16.15; 2 Chronicles 7.14-15; Romans 5.2, 5, 19

Prayer: Collect All Your Strength

Ah, Lord God, bless me indeed

Fulfill Your promise toward me

Accomplish all that You purposed in and through my life

May I collect all my strength

And stand and see what You will do

I put my trust in You and in Your might

Pour out Your grace and mercy and steadfast love

So that I may not waver nor lose patience in Your promise

I am convinced that You are able to do that which You have promised

Deuteronomy 15.6; 2 Chronicles 6.10; Romans 4.20-21

Prayer: Break the Yoke of Oppression

Thank You for choosing me
Thank You for calling me a treasured possession
You, O Lord, are good
Your steadfast love endures forever

You are a stronghold in the day of trouble
May Your people take refuge in You
Afflict those who afflict Your people
Break the yoke of oppression

I call upon You
I search for You
Forgive me for turning aside
For averting my eyes from the plight of others
May I not be a fruitless, useless servant

Deuteronomy 14.2; 2 Chronicles 5.13; Nahum 1.7, 12-13; Romans 3.10-12

Prayer: Circumcise My Heart

Lord God, may I walk after You

And fear You

And keep Your commandments

And obey Your voice

And serve You willingly

And hold fast to You

I look to You, the God of my salvation

Who is like You?

Pardoning iniquity

Passing over transgressions

Not retaining Your anger forever

You delight in steadfast love

And tread my iniquities underfoot

You cast all my sins into the depths of the sea

Circumcise my heart, O God

By Your great Spirit

Deuteronomy 13.4; Micah 7.7,18-19; Romans 2.28-29

Prayer Poem: Futility

What everyone did

Seemed right to them in their eyes

But the end was death

What does God require?

To love justice and mercy

And to walk humbly

Rejoice before God

In all that you undertake

Know the Lord your God

Honor God; give thanks

For the righteous live by faith

Their mind's eye is clear

Deuteronomy 12.8,18; Micah 6.8; Romans 1.17, 21

Prayer Poem: Consider

Consider today

All the great works of the Lord

That your eyes have seen

The sole of your foot

Has tread upon every place

That you now possess

Welcome all who come

Proclaim the Kingdom of God

Teach with all boldness

Deuteronomy 11.2, 7, 18, 24-25; 2 Chronicles 2.12-13; Micah 5.4-5; Acts 28.30

Prayer Poem: What Does He Require

What does He require?

For You to fear the Lord God

Walk in all His ways

Serve the Lord your God

With all your heart and your soul

He shall be your peace

Deuteronomy 10.12; Micah 5.5; Acts 27.18

Prayer Poem: Vine & Fig Tree

Know therefore today

The One who goes before you

Is the Lord your God

All things come from You

Of our own we give to You

Test our hearts, O God

Lord, teach us Your ways

Beat our swords into plowshares

Grant us war no more

We choose to take rest

Under our Vine and fig tree

Lord, grant us Your peace

Deuteronomy 9.3; 1 Chronicles 29.14-17; Micah 4.2-4; Acts 26.19, 22

Prayer Poem: Remembrance

Bring to remembrance

The days in the wilderness

Gently led by You

Humbled and broken

Now I know what's in Your heart

Everlasting Love

Deuteronomy 8

Prayer: Covenant-Keeping God

Thank You for being a covenant-keeping God
Thank You for Your steadfast love to me and my children
Thank You for loving, blessing and multiplying
Not only the fruit of my womb
But the fruit of my ground, as well

You are in my midst
And You are an awesome God
May I always take pains to have a clear conscience before You and others
Fill me with Your steadfast, unconditional love

Dueteronomy 7.9, 12, 13, 21; Acts 24.16

Prayer: It Will Be Righteousness for Us

Hear, O Israel:
The Lord our God, The Lord is One.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart
And with all your soul
And with all your might.
Ad these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.
You shall teach them diligently to your children
And shall talk of them when you sit in your house,
and when you walk by the way,
and when you lie down,
And when you rise.


Deuteronomy 6.4-7, 25

Prayer Poem: Appointed to Know

Appointed to know

God's abounding steadfast love

Prophesy with praise

Deuteronomy 5.10; 1 Chronicles 22.1,3; Jonah 4.2; Acts 22.14

Prayer Meditation: Guard Your Heart

What are you doing

Weeping and breaking My heart
Turn, my child, and live

In this noisome world

Keep Your soul diligently

Lest you forget Me

Guard your heart, My dear

So as never to forget

All that I have done

Seek the Lord your God

Search for Me diligently

And You will find Me

Deuteronomy 4.9, 29, 35; Jonah 3.5, 8, 9; Acts 21.13

Prayer: Testify Freely

O Lord God, You have only begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand

You, O Lord, have given rest to Your people

I was in distress and cried out to You

Your billows passed over me and my life was fainting away

But in Your mercy, You heard my prayer

When I cried out to You, You responded

I do not count my life as of any value

Nor do I hold it as precious to myself

I choose instead to lose myself in the ministry I receive from You

May I testify freely to the grace of God

May I not shrink back from declaring the whole counsel of God

Deuteronomy 3.24; 1 Chronicles 23.25; Jonah 2; Acts 20.24, 27

Prayer: Your Imprint

Thank You, Father, for blessing me in all the work of my hands
Even as I go through a great wilderness
Show me the work You would have me do
I call out to You, my Lord and my God
As one who has been asleep
Awaken me by Your Spirit
Open my eyes and my heart to the work that You would have me do
May all the work I do have Your imprint upon it

Deuteronomy 2.7; 1 Chronicles 22.17; Acts 19.15

Prayer: Carried

Ah, Lord God

Thank You for carrying me all the way that I have gone

And for bringing me to this place

May I not be silent in my praise and thanks

Deuteronomy 1.31; 1 Chronicles 21.24; Obadiah 1.15; Acts 18.9

Prayer: My Dwelling Places

Lord God, I do believe that You have determined allotted periods

And the boundaries of my dwelling places

And that it is in You that I live and move and have my being

Thank You for this allotted time and space

Thank You for this dwelling place

Acts 17.26, 28

Prayer: Living Word

Fill me with Your Word, O Lord

I hunger

I thirst

For You

The Living Word

Amos 8.11