Show Me Your Glory

Lord, please turn my eyes
and my heart on you.
And show me your glory.



By Laurie Aker, from Thistlebend e-devotional, November 14

Jesus Prayer Expanded

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.

“LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.”
-Psalm 143:1 NIV

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.

Believe The Gospel

Father, let the gospel be what

my world is centered upon.

Please make it uppermost in my

thoughts and life everyday.

Help me to preach the gospel to

myself moment by moment.

And live it out each passing hour.
Amen.

By Laurie Aker, "Do You Believe the Gospel?," Thistlebend eMoment, Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Prayer of Humility

Humble Jesus, I desire you. Amen.

Soften Our Hearts

O Lord, have mercy on us.
Soften our hard hearts
and create a longing in us
for Christ and Christ alone!




by Laurie Aker, “A Time to Fast.” Thistlebend eMoment Friday, July 7, 2017 

Whole Heart Prayer

I am asking, Lord God,
that you would change my heart.
Cut through the apathy
and indifference.
Quench the doubt and unbelief.
Give me a love for you
that is whole-hearted.



From Thistlebend E-moment devotional on June 5, 2017.

New Temple Prayer

Fill in the blank each time you pray.


By your great mercy, we are Living Stones fitted together in Your New Temple. May your Spirit and Presence be known through our _______________________.




contemporary lectionary prayer based upon 1 Peter 2:2-10

Prayer of Pause

My Father, train my soul, today, to pause. When the enemy attacks, hurling words that causes me to take my eyes off of you. . . When I feel weak, and helpless to do anything but fail again.
I will stop.
I will look up.
No matter what comes, I will say, "but you, O Lord, are my helper."




From Amy Carmichael, You are my Hiding Place

Prayer for Rest

Lord, You are the giver of rest. Help me trust that You have everything under control, and that my job is not to juggle everything, but to hand all of my burdens over to You, the all-powerful, able, strong God.



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Excerpted from God's Peace for When You Can't Sleep, copyright Thomas Nelson.

Mercy Prayer

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

It's All About You Jesus

These words were originally penned as lyrics to a song, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul (It's All About You)" by Paul Oakley



It's all about You, Jesus
And all this is for You
For Your glory and your fame
It's not about me
As if You should do things my way
You alone are God
And I surrender to your ways

The Jesus Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.

Prayer for Pursuing God

from Charles Spurgeon in Spurgeon's Devotional Bible, 1982, April 16 - morning selection

"Thou hast made me, be pleased to new-make me. I am thy work, complete me; I am thy harp, tune me; I am thy child, teach me."

Simple Prayer of Faith

From the chapter 11 of the book "Unstoppable" by Christine Caine

Lord, even if I cannot see you, I hope in you and trust you. 

Hebrews 6:19-20 says, "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf."