Today as we all join together for the National Day of Prayer, I have given you eight categories for prayer with a few starting prayer requests for each. You can add your own as well in comments if you wish. May God be glorified as we join together in prayer.
- Prayer for God’s glory and God’s people
- That God would be glorified in the United States through His people
- That His people would submit to the authority of the Bible
- That His people would prioritize walking with Christ through the Spirit
- That His people would share, love, benefit and care for the community
- That His people would be light in darkness
- That His people would represent Christ well
- That His people would highlight the Gospel, the cross, and Christ
- Prayer for Churches:
- For the pastors and leadership
- To speak and live the truth in love
- To clearly understand and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ
- Prayer for Government:
- To honor the Constitution at the federal, state and local levels
- That politicians would choose people over politics, truth over error, right over wrong
- That government employees would work as servants of the people
- For the Supreme Court justices and other justices to honor the Constitution
- On every level, that government would be used by God to help and not hurt people.
- Prayer for Military:
- For safety of our fine men and women who serve
- For their families that sacrifice with them
- For the chaplains that serve the men and women spiritually
- For wisdom as decisions affect so many people in and out of the service
- Pray for Emergency Services
- For safety of our fine men and women who serve
- For their families that sacrifice with them
- For wisdom as they serve
- For their marriages that are often stressed by the stress
- Prayer for Businesses
- For their prosperity and success
- For their generosity back to the communities they serve
- For their honesty in all business practices
- For their treatment of employees in beneficial ways
- Prayer for Education and Families
- For educators at every level of education from homeschooling moms to college professors
- That teachers would be committed to the welfare of the children they serve
- That they would love truth over error, facts over theories, history over revisionism
- For the safety of students everywhere
- That the administration would serve the parents and the students first
- That the schools would serve those less fortunate with eagerness
- That the families would support the education of our children
- Prayer for Media
- That the media would be interested in truth over error, justice over spin
- That the media would expose wickedness to benefit the American people
- That the media would be patriots and community-oriented
Join the Conversation: What is your prayer request today?
