Praying with Paul

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24



Dear Father, all worthy God,
Please give me the mind of Christ so that my body may be a temple of the spirit of holiness which is his.
May you yourself, O Father, make me holy through and through. May my whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless by your power at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I trust you to do this because you are the one who has called me, and you are faithful. Your word says that you will do it!
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1 Thessalonians 5:23



Dear Father, all honor to you,
I present my body to you, O Lord. Give it health, energy and stamina. Give it healing, as needed.
I present my soul, my personality to you, my God. Impress on it the characteristics that honor you and are pleasing to other people, for their good.
I present my spirit to you, dear God. May I be wholly joined to you, one spirit with the Lord.
In Jesus' precious and glorious name. Amen.

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1 Thessalonians 5:16-23



Dear Father, holy God,
Help me always to be joyful and to pray continually, giving thanks to you in all circumstances, since this is your will for me in Christ Jesus.
May I never put out the Spirit's fire in myself. May I never be contemptuous of the prophetic word and the interpretation of it. But let me test everything I hear. Help me hold on to what is good, and to avoid everything that is evil.
May you yourself, Father, make every part of me...

 

1 Thessalonians 5:12-15



Dear Father, patient one,
Give us hearts that gladly show respect for those who labor among us and who lead us and admonish us in the Lord. Fill us with great esteem and deep love for them because of their work in the Lord. May we always be at peace among ourselves.
Keep us from being idle or faint-hearted. May we admonish and encourage those who are. Help us help those who are weak and to be patient with everyone.
Let none of us repay evil for...

 

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11



Dear Father,
Grant that we may live as sons of the light and daughters of the day. Grant that we may understand the prophecies of Jesus and his servants regarding the day of the Lord.
Help us to stay awake, to be sober, to be ready. Clothe us with the breastplate of faith and love. Protect us with the helmet of salvation!
We thank you, Father, that you have not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died...

 

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18



Dear Father, who lifts our spirits,
According to your teaching, we look for the Lord himself to descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel's call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God.
We firmly believe that the dead in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we, they and us, will be with the Lord and with you...

 

1 Thessalonians 4:13-15



Dear Father, comforter of the bereaved,
On the death of our dear loved ones in Christ, may we comfort one another with thoughts of a glorious reunion.
Help us not grieve as those who have no hope. Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, you will bring with you at your coming those who have fallen asleep.
We place our trust in you for ourselves, too, for we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord...

 

1 Thessalonians 4:9-12



Dear Father, perfecter of our love,
Don't ever let us disregard you or your Holy Spirit, which you give us. Give us perfect love for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Let this teaching of yours fill our minds. Let this love among us grow more and more, every day and in every way.
May we aspire to live quietly, to mind our own affairs, and to work with our hands or our minds, so that we may be dependent on no one and command the respect of those...

 

1 Thessalonians 4:1-7



Dear Father, sanctifier of families,
Help us to learn how we ought to live and how we ought to please you. Help us give greater attention and effort to this. Your will for us is our sanctification, so enable us to abstain from all immorality.
Many people around us glorify and romanticize lust. Help us to reject this way of looking at things. Guide believers into marriages of holiness and honor, giving themselves to each other in spiritual union with...

 

1 Thessalonians 3:1-13



Dear Father, our partner in caring,
How hard it is to be far away from those we want to encourage to walk in your ways. We leave them in your hands, Lord, and ask you to send your angels to guard their ways. Keep those that we love from the power of the tempter. Grant us good news from them. We long to hear that they are learning more and more of your will and growing in your grace. Let us know that they are standing firm in truth.
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