60 Days of Prayer

Each issue of 60 Days of Prayer is filled with reflections and prayers that will help quiet your mind and prepare your heart for prayer.

A Note from the Editor • Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

A Prayer for October • Lord, the trees are letting go again, each leaf a small surrender, burning bright before it falls. Teach me that kind of trust. When I hold too tightly to what is passing, open my hands. Fill my heart with peace in every change. Amen.

God in the Small Shifts • “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”

When God Reroutes You • In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.

Something Old Made New • He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!”

An Open Door You Didn't Expect • “See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut.”

What Bare Trees Know • He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.

The You He Created • I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

What You've Already Been Given • “Something greater than Solomon is here.”

Autumn Stillness • Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.

Before You've Said Goodbye • There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.

The Grace You Extended • When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.

When Freedom Feels Unfamiliar • For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”

Unseen Courage • Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

The Gift of Looking Back • “I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.”

Guided Through the Unexpected • The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him.

The Gift of a Willing Heart • Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

A Different Way to Lead • “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.”

Knowing When to Step Back • For each one should carry their own load.

When All the Work Is Finished • By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

When Silence Is the Better Answer • A gentle answer turns away wrath.

What You Return To • Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Where Your Eyes Go First • How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity!

Faith That Reaches Across Distance • “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.”

When You Don't Feel Ready • “Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”

What Holds It All Together • Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain.

The Practice of Starting Again • Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning.

The Grace of Forgiveness • Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Let Him Lift You • Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

The Space Between Moments • Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him.

When Sadness Lingers • Jesus wept.

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