Praying with Paul

Ephesians 1:5-8



Dear Father, King of an eternal kingdom,
In love you destined us to be your sons through Jesus Christ, exactly as you wanted to do.
My heart overflows with thanksgiving and praise for this glorious graciousness which you bestowed on us in your beloved Son.
Thank you that in him and through his blood we are forgiven of every sin and released from our bondage to sin - all of this according to your unfailing love lavished on us!
In the name of Jesus and by...

 

Hebrews 13:1-5



Dear Father, hospitable king,
Fill me with brotherly love. Make me a generous provider of hospitality to strangers. Let angels find provision under my roof, even when I don't know who they really are.
Help me remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since I am also in the body.
Help me hold marriage in honor. May my own marriage bed remain forever undefiled.
Keep me from the love of money. Help me be...

 

Hebrews 13:10-21



Dear Father,
Help me to obey my leaders and submit to them, as those who keep watch for my soul.
Fill my mouth and my heart with earnest prayer for all your servants who serve you in your kingdom!
Now may you, the great God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip me with everything good that I may do your will, working in me what is pleasing in your sight...

 

Hebrews 13:10-21




Dear Father,
Thank you for providing an altar of worship for me and all those who have faith in Jesus. Thank you that our Lord Jesus was willing to suffer outside the gate in order to call to himself a people sanctified through his blood. Thank you that I am one of these!
Let me therefore go to him outside the camp, bearing abuse for him. Father, here I have no lasting city, no permanent country, but I seek the city which is to come, that you are...

 

Hebrews 13:6-8



Dear Father,
Help me say with confidence: The Lord is my helper. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
I remember those who led me to Christ by speaking his word to me. Thank you for them. Bless them abundantly. Help me to imitate their faith.
And most of all, thank you for Jesus Christ, who forever remains true to me. Thank you, my God, that he is the same yesterday, today, and for ever.
In the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Hebrews 12:29



Dear Father, who dwells in indescribable light,
Living God, consuming fire, burn the sin from my life. Purify my heart's desire in the smelter of your holiness.
I want to do your will, Father, so that whatever I do, in word or deed, it will be done in the name of the Lord Jesus.
I give thanks to you, God, my Father, always for everything.
In Jesus' name. Amen.

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Hebrews 12:29



Dear Father, who dwells in indescribable light,
I want to love the Light. Your verdict is: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
They hate the light because they are afraid they will be exposed. As for me, Lord God, I come into your Light, to your Son, that my sinfulness can be exposed and expunged through him.
Because I want to live by the truth, I come into your light, so that it may be...

 

Hebrews 12:22-29



Dear Father,
I come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, to the city of the living God. I join with the thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, with the assembly of the firstborn ones, whose names are written in heaven. I come to you, my God, the judge of all the earth.
I come to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood...

 

Hebrews 12:16-17



Dear Father,
Keep me from being immoral or irreligious and, like Esau, selling the birthright you have for me. I want to inherit your blessing, even if it comes to me through tears.
Hold me close to you. Fill my mind with thoughts of you. Fill my heart with love for you. May I use my strength to perform acts of care and love which you initiate.
I love you, Lord.
In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

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Hebrews 12:12-15



Dear Father,
When my hands droop and my knees are weak, put me in a place where I will get exercise. Open my eyes so that I can find level paths on which to lead the lame so they will not trip and get hurt but will walk and find healing.
May I always strive for peace with every other person in the world and to seek holiness for myself, knowing that without it I will never see you.
Enable me to help others find grace and to keep those in your family from...