Day 26 – A Prayer of Trust
Father God, we praise You! We trust You; we want to obey Your statutes. In our darkest nights we look to You— In whom there is no darkness. Forgive our ungratefulness and Put in us hearts that recognize And appreciate Your grace and mercy Towards us, poor sinners, weak and needy. We glory in our […]
Day 25 – A Prayer in Heartfelt Communion
Dear Lord, In authentic heartfelt communion with You, We open our hearts in prayer. Set our heart right. We are discouraged by the despair And the many afflictions we face. We come to You like a child comes to a loving, wise parent, For comfort and peace and love. We just really need You, God. […]
Day 24 – Supplication as We Open Up the Country
Holy Father, We come to You with supplications, Asking for a special blessing for our efforts To open up our country and defeat this virus. We do not have all the answers, But we trust You, Lord, give us wisdom; Be our lighthouse leading us to safe harbor, Fill us with faith and hope. We […]
Join CWA of Illinois: Statewide Day of Prayer for Illinois, Friday, April 24
With the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are sheltering at home. We have been given time to draw close to the Lord and intercede for President Trump, Vice President Pence, and the affairs of our nation – especially all who are fighting on the frontlines of this invisible enemy. If there was ever a moment in history […]
Day 23 – A Cry for Help
Dear Father, Psalm 121:1-2 says, “I will lift up my eyes unto the hills From whence cometh my help. My help comes from You, The Lord who made Heaven and earth.” Psalm 91 promises us that, “You are our refuge and fortress Whom we trust to save us From the plague that destroys at midday.” […]
Day 22 – A Prayer of Hope
Heavenly Father, I thank You for my life today For each day is never promised. I thank You that You are in control Because I know that I certainly am not. I thank You for Your mercies For they are new each and every morning. Lord, Your Word tells us that it is out of […]
Day 21 – Prayer to the Glory of God
You reign on high, Lord— Clothed with majesty and splendor! The clouds are Your chariot; You ride on the wings of the wind (Psalm 104). Like You, there is no other Who can transform the heart; Who can quench the soul’s thirst; Who can alleviate the anguished mind. You said, and it was done. You […]
Day 20 – Prayer for Our Cities
The Lord reigns on high, Let the nations be glad! For righteousness and justice Are the foundations of His throne. And of His kingdom, there shall be no end. He loves and is love, His heart moves with compassion For the children of men. For we are like sheep without a Shepherd, We run towards […]
Day 19 – Prayer in Unsteadiness
Gracious God, Today, in the unsteadiness of our world, All we can control is how our own heart reacts and responds To what surrounds us. And that “control” comes from recognizing That we can do all things through You, and only through You, who strengthens us. In the darkness, You are our light. In our need, […]
Pro-Life Members of Congress Call for Protections in the Pandemic
This week pro-life members of Congress voiced serious concerns about abortion activists’ efforts to use the coronavirus crisis to expand access to abortion-inducing drugs and use fetal tissue from aborted babies in research for coronavirus vaccines. With most U.S. senators and representatives observing shelter-in-place guidelines in their home states, the task of writing, reviewing and […]
Day 18 – A Prayer of Repentance
Dear LORD, For eons of time you have been calling to your children to pay attention To Your precepts. You have commanded our respect and reverence For Your deity, Your power, Your wisdom, but more importantly, Your agape love for every created soul. And LORD, for generation after generation, we have ignored You. We have […]
Day 17 – A Humble Prayer Before the Almighty
Heavenly Father, We humble ourselves before You this day, and We examine our hearts. As David prayed in Psalm 139, today we pray: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.” In […]
Day 15 – Praying the Full Armor of God
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for our CWA leaders— Their many gifts and talents. Lord, we ask you now to anoint them with your Holy Spirit As we commission them to serve our nation. Together, we put on the full armor of God So that we can take a rock-solid stand Against the devil’s schemes. […]
Day 14 – Prayer to the God Who Hears
He is waiting to hear from us; let’s turn to Him today, right now. Father, we remind ourselves just how big You are. History shows us and Scripture tells us, “There is nothing new under the sun.” The world has seen pandemics before and will again. This world will pass away, but Your Word remains […]
Day 13 – An Easter Prayer
This Easter Lord, In the middle of Covid-19, We remember that by Your wounds, we are healed. Heal our Land, Father, Heal us physically (take away this virus) And heal us spiritually— We repent of our sin. For which You were pierced, Lord. You took our shame, You paid the price, You bore our iniquities […]
Day 12 – A Prayer for Congress
Come, let us sing to the Lord; And shout to the Rock of our salvation. Let us cry out for Help, with thanksgiving, For He is our deliverer. He will deliver us from this virus, And from the many troubles of this world. With music and song, Let us remember His many great deeds. Father, forgive us our lack […]
Day 11 – A Prayer for Peace
Holy Father, May Your name be revered forever. Blessed is the man who trusts You And embraces Your discipline, Lord. Thank you for loving us enough To help us find our way, even In rebellion and ignorance; Thank you, Abba. When our foot feels slipping Your Word leads us to regain our footing, Standing on solid […]
Day 10 – Supplication to the Lord of Hosts
“For behold, He who forms mountains, And creates the wind, Who declares to man What his thought is, And makes the morning darkness, Who treads the height places of the earth – The Lord God of hosts is His name.” Amos 4:13 Our Heavenly Father, We come to your throne of grace and mercy To […]
Day 5 – Prayer with a Heavy Heart
Dear Heavenly Father, We come to You with heavy hearts. We come to You broken in spirit for our nation In need of Your healing touch. We trust in You, Oh Lord. We know You never stop working on Our behalf for we are Your beloved. Please guard our hearts and minds in You And […]
Day 3 – Prayer to Yahweh
Father God, You are our Sovereign Lord, The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. You made the heavens and the earth By Your great power and outstretched arm; Nothing is too hard for You. So, we come to You with heavy hearts for our nation And our people in this challenging and testing […]