24 prayers
Faith & Spiritual Growth
Prayers for growing in faith and character, such as holiness, honesty, humility and purpose, along with guides to ways of praying.
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Hands Together Prayer
“Hands together, eyes closed.” Generations of schoolchildren heard those words before assembly prayers. Folding your hands…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthHeartfelt Prayer
In the temple at Shiloh, a woman named Hannah prayed so intensely that the priest Eli…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthHonest Prayer
About a third of the Psalms are laments: prayers of complaint, grief, fear and even anger…
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Prayer For Creativity
The first person in the Bible described as “filled with the spirit of God” was not…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer For Holiness
For a long time, many Catholics assumed holiness was for priests and nuns. Everyone else just…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer For Honesty
The most honest prayer in Scripture may be Psalm 51, written after David had committed adultery…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer For Karma
Karma is a concept from Hindu and Buddhist teaching: every action has consequences that come back…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer For Kindness
St Paul wrote a list of clothes for Christians to put on each morning: “bowels of…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer For Light
The first thing God says in the Bible is “Let there be light.” The last chapter…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer For Lust
St Augustine, one of the greatest minds in Christian history, spent his twenties praying a prayer…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer For New Moon
In ancient Israel, the new moon was a holy day. Trumpets were blown, special sacrifices were…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer For Purpose
The old Baltimore Catechism had a famous first question: “Why did God make you?” The answer…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer For Retreat
Jesus took retreats. Luke says “he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.” Before his ministry…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer For Vision
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Proverbs 29:18 is one of the most quoted…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer To Be A Better Person
Wanting to be a better person is the most common religious impulse there is and the…
Faith & Spiritual GrowthPrayer To Be Born Again
Nicodemus came to Jesus at night. He was a respected teacher, a member of the ruling…