HIS PROMISE:  I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart! I have overcome the world. ~   John 16:33

MY PRAYER:  Lord, help me to trust in your promise of peace as I journey through this world and the trials of this life.  For I know there is no true peace to be found but in you, and your peace is so perfect and so restful, that it is beyond all human understanding.

HIS PROMISE:  He will wipe every tear from their eyes. ~  Revelation 21:4

MY PRAYER:  Lord, I cry out to you in my distress. As you promised, wipe the tears from my eyes and give my aching heart the fullness of your joy.  Thank you for walking with me through these difficult times and help me to walk closer to you in both the good times and the bad.

HIS PROMISE: Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here I am. ~ Isaiah 58:9

MY PRAYER: Lord, you promise to hear my cries and to answer and comfort me. Teach me to be still and to hear your voice even in the gentle stillness and on gentle breezes. I seek you, Lord, to comfort my heart.

HIS PROMISE:  Do not be fearful; do not be discouraged,  for the Lord your God will be with you  wherever you go. ~  Joshua 1:9

MY PRAYER:  Lord, let me feel your presence.  Let me be comforted even in the silence and the stillness, just knowing you are with me always, even as you promised. Thank you for always being with me wherever I am and whatever I’m going through.

HIS PROMISE:  For men are not cast off by the Lord forever. Through grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.  For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief  to the children of men.  ~ Lamentations 3:31-33

MY PRAYER:  Lord, thank you for your unfailing love and for your compassion for me, especially during this time of my greatest sorrow. Let me lean on your promises to make it through the days ahead as you restore peace to my soul.

HIS PROMISE:  Though he stumbles, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.  ~  Psalms 37:24

MY PRAYER:  Lord, my burdens are great.  Help me to lean on you, for your strength will see me through these days. Reach down and hold me up with your hand according to your promise.

HIS PROMISE:  Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  ~  Matthew 11:28

MY PRAYER:  Lord, I am weary and have found no rest. I come to you for your promise of rest. Grant me peace that I may sleep as you send your angels to restore my soul.  Nurture my aching heart, Lord, and may I awake refreshed with your spirit.

HIS PROMISE:  The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you. ~ 2 Peter 3:9

MY PRAYER:  Lord, help me to understand that your timing is not the same as mine. I ccannot see things from your viewpoint or your timetable, for I do not have the wisdom to fully comprehend the mind of God. Help me to trust firmly in your promises.

HIS PROMISE: No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.  ~ 1 Corinthians 2:9

MY PRAYER: Lord, thank you for your faithful, eternal love for me. Help me to see beyond today and to know that the things you have promised me are so much greater than my mind can ever comprehend. Help me, Lord, to learn to see things from your perspective instead of my own.

HIS PROMISE:  God is our refuge and our strength, an ever present help in times of trouble.
 ~  Psalms 48: 1-3

MY PRAYER:  Lord, I lean on your promise to be ever present, especially now during this time of sorrow in my life. Give me the strength to move on as you wrap your loving arms around me. Let me take refuge in your love.