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Your Favorite Prayers for Inspiration

We asked our readers to share their favorite prayers with us. We hope the uplifting responses from Scripture, hymns and prayer books will touch your heart and help you feel God's comfort.

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Glory Be to the Father Prayer: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Glory Be to the Father

The Lord's Prayer: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer

The Prayer of Jabez: Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. 1 Chronicles 4:10, (NIV)

The Prayer of Jabez

The Jesus Prayer: “Lord Jesus have mercy on me a sinner.”

The Jesus Prayer

Psalm 23: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over....

Psalm 23

Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:13

Psalm 91:1-2: He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”

Psalm 91:1-2

Psalm 118:24: This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24

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