Prayers & Readings
Almighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Son’s Name: We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ear to us who now have made our prayers and supplications unto thee; and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be ordained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Readings for Occasions
Here is some guidance for you from Holy Scripture as you seek the LORD in prayer.
Thanks to St. Matthias Church, Waukesha, and BibleGateway.com.
Troubles
- 2 Corinthians 4:8,9
- Psalm 138:7
- John 14:1
- Isaiah 43:2
- Romans 8:28
- Psalm 31:7
- Psalm 21:1,2
- Hebrews 4:15,16
- 1 Peter 5:7
- Matthew 6:34
- 2 Corinthians 1:3,4
- Philippians 4:6,7
- Isaiah 51:11
Finances
- 3 John 2
- Psalm 37:25
- Psalm 34:10
- Psalm 23:1
- Deuteronomy 28:2-8
- Deuteronomy 28:11-13
- Luke 6:38
- 1 Corinthians 16:2
- Matthew 10:8
- Malachi 3:10-12
- 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
- Matthew 19:29
- Joshua 1:8
- Ecclesiastes 2:26
- Proverbs 13:22
- Deuteronomy 8:7-14,18
- Matthew 6:31-33
- Philippians 4:19
Worry
- 1 Peter 5:7
- Philippians 4:6,7
- Colossians 3:15
- Isaiah 26:3
- Psalm 4:8
- Philippians 4:19
- Matthew 6:25-34
- Romans 8:6
- Proverbs 3:24
- Hebrews 4:3,9
- Psalm 119:165
- Psalm 91: 1,2
- John 14:27
Discouragement
- Isaiah 51:11
- 1 Peter 1:6-9
- Philippians 4:6-8
- Psalm 138:7
- John 14:1
- John 14:27
- 2 Corinthians 4:8,9
- Hebrews 10:35,36
- Philippians 1:6
- Galatians 6:9
- Psalm 31:24
- Psalm 27:1-14
Depression
- Psalm 34:17
- Isaiah 43:2
- Psalm 30:5
- 1 Peter 4:12,13
- Isaiah 61:3
- Isaiah 40:31
- 2 Corinthians 1:3,4
- Romans 8:38,39
- Philippians 4:8
- Psalm 147:3
- Isaiah 41:10
- 1 Peter 5:6,7
- Luke 18:1
- Nehemiah 8:10
- Isaiah 51:11
Illness
- 3 John 2
- Matthew 9:35
- Luke 6:19
- Hebrews 13:8
- 1 Peter 2:24
- Psalm 103:3
- Isaiah 53:5
- Jeremiah 17:14
- Jeremiah 30:17a
- Exodus 15:26
- Proverbs 4:20-22
- Psalm 107:20
- Matthew 8:8
- James 5:14,15
- Mark 16:17,18
Marriage
- Genesis 2:18
- Genesis 2:24
- Proverbs 18:22
- Jeremiah 29:6
- Hosea 2:19,20
- 1 Corinthians 7:2-4
- 1 Timothy 5:14
- Hebrews 13:4
- Ephesians 5:22-33
- 1 Peter 3:1
- 1 Peter 3:7
Marital Problems
- Ephesians 4:31,32
- Genesis 2:18
- Genesis 2:24
- Ephesians 5:21-33
- 1 Peter 3:1-7
- Joshua 24:15
- Romans 13:10
- Psalm 101:2
- 1 Peter 3:8-11
- Proverbs 3:5,6
- Proverbs10:12
- 1 Peter 1:22
Being Single
- Hosea 2:19
- 1 Corinthians 7:8
- 1 Corinthians 7:17
- 1 Corinthians 7:27,28
- 1 Corinthians 7:37
- Hebrews 13:4
- Proverbs 3:5,6
- Psalm 37:4
- Romans 7:4
- Galatians 6:4
- 2 Peter 1:6-8
Being Alone
- Psalm 9:10
- Psalm 94:14
- Psalm 27:10
- Matthew 28:20
- Isaiah 62:4
- 2 Corinthians 4:9
- 1 Peter 5:7
- Psalm 37:25
- Deuteronomy 4:31
- Isaiah 41:17
- Psalm 91:14,15
- Isaiah 49:15,16
- Psalm 43:5
- Deuteronomy 31:6
- 1 Samuel 12:22
Loneliness
- Hebrews 13:5
- Matthew 28:20
- 1 Samuel 12:22
- Isaiah 41:10
- John 14:18
- John 14:1
- Deuteronomy 33:27
- Psalm 147:3
- Romans 8:35-39
- Deuteronomy 4:31
- Deuteronomy 31:6
- Psalm 27:10
- Isaiah 54:10
- 1 Peter 5:7
- Psalm 46:1
Aging
- Isaiah 46:4
- Psalm 71:17,18
- Proverbs 20:29
- Proverbs 16:31
- Psalm 92:14
- Proverbs 3:2
- Psalm 91:16
- Psalm 37:25
- Hebrews 13:5
- Psalm 23:4
- Isaiah 41:17
- Job 11:16
- Psalm 42:5
- Romans 8:38,39
- Isaiah 64:4
- Psalm 23:6
Forgiveness
- Matthew 6:14,15
- Matthew 18:21,22
- Luke 17:3
- Mark 11:25
- Colossians 3:13
- Philippians 3:13,14
- Isaiah 43:18,19
- 1 Peter 2:19-23
- Matthew 5:10-12
- Hebrews 10:30
- 1 Peter 4:12-14
- Matthew 5:44
- Romans 12:21
- 1 Peter 3:9,10
- Ephesians 4:31,32
Answered Prayer
- Isaiah 65:24
- Matthew 7:7,8
- Matthew 21:22
- Matthew 18:19,20
- Mark 11:24
- John 14:13
- John 15:7
- John 16:23
- Hebrews 4:16
- Psalm 37:4
- Psalm 91:15
- Psalm 145:18,19
- Proverbs 15;29
- Jeremiah 33:3
- Matthew 6:6
- 1 John 3:22
Deliverance
- Isaiah 61:1
- John 8:32,36
- Romans 8:2
- 2 Corinthians 3:17
- Romans 6:22
- Isaiah 9:4
- Luke 4:18
- Luke 10:19
- Mark 16:17
- Revelation 12:11
- 1 John 4:1-4
Confidence
- Philippians 4:13
- Hebrews 13:6
- Hebrews 10:35,36
- Philippines 1:6
- Habakuk 3:19
- Romans 8:37
- 1 John 5:14,15
- John 14:12
- Zechariah 4:6
- Isaiah 43:2
- Proverbs 3:26
- 2 Corinthians 7:16
- Ephesians 3:12
- 1 John 3:21
- Isaiah 40:31
Grace
- Acts 4:33
- Proverbs 3:4
- Psalm 84:11
- Exodus 33:17
- Job 10:12
- Psalm 5:12
- Psalm 30:7
- Psalm 115:12,13
- Proverbs 8:35
- Proverbs 10:6,22,24
- Proverbs 14:9
- Isaiah 60:10
- 2 Corinthians 4:15
- Ephesians 1:6
- Hebrews 4:16
In Christ
- 1 Peter 2:9-10
- 1 Thessalonians 5:4,5
- Hebrews 3:14
- 1 Peter 2:5
- Matthew 5:13
- Matthew 5:14
- 1 Corinthians 12:27
- Ephesians 2:10
- Ephesians 2:19
- 2 Corinthians 5:20
- Romans 6:18
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
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