Psalms

A prayer based on Psalm 22 Thank you Jesus, For your willingness to suffer for us. For not giving up, when you were forsaken by God. For not answering the taunts of those who walked by. For not giving into the fear or the pain. We cannot imagine the depths of your suffering. Forgive us, we are so used to the story, it dulls our wonder. So we pause, to say thank - you Jesus, for suffering in our place. Loving Father, When we are surrounded by darkness, cause us to remember yo

A prayer based on Psalm 21 Lord God, We rejoice in your strength. We praise you for the countless blessing you give to us. We are so grateful for the victory that you have won for us. Your gifts give us so much joy. Cause us to find deeper joy in you. Victorious King, Let your Kingdom come. The enemy is defeated, yet he still has a grip on so many lives. Crush him and so release his grip. Awaken those who are dangerously ignoring you. May they see your glory, and so turn to

A prayer based on Psalm 20: Lord God, We thank you that you have given victory to your anointed. The war has been won; the enemy defeated. We lift up our banners and shout with joy! Hallelujah! Lord God, We are still engaged in a battle with the world, flesh and the devil. Forgive us for closing our eyes and laying down our arms. Forgive us for being casual on the battlefield. Forgive us for trusting in our own strength and wisdom, resolve or wit to win the battle for us. Cau

A prayer based on Psalm 16 Lord God, You are my safety, my refuge and my delight. There is no one better than you; no pleasure greater than knowing you. All the good things I have are gifts from your hands. Thank you, for the many blessing you give to me Lord God, I am sorry for those times when I have treated you as a crutch. Forgive me for crying out to you in tough times, and ignoring you when times are good. Forgive me for drifting from your word, your people and your way

A prayer based on Psalm 14 Living God, We come to you, our strength, refuge and deliverer. We live in a world of fools, where many say in their hearts that you do not exist. They want nothing to do with you. They want to live their lives 'my way.' We confess there are many times when we live like this. Times when we ignore your word. We pretend you do not care how we live. We kid ourselves that you don't know what we are doing - and that our action do us no harm. Forgi