Though Scripture contains many written prayers, like those found in the book of Psalms, and many teachings on how to pray, like the parables and sermons in Jesus’s ministry, this reading plan focuses on the prayers offered to God in the narratives of Scripture. Each day we’ll read a narrative that includes a prayer from an individual or group. Their prayers vary in length, type, posture, purpose, and God’s response. The secondary passages explore how the rest of Scripture speaks to the themes demonstrated in the main reading.
While each account is different, every prayer recorded in Scripture teaches us about the unchanging God who invites us to speak to and hear from Him. These prayers model for us what it can look like to be in conversation with God. As you read, notice the posture and emotions present each day.
Reading Scripture together is the centerpiece of what we do at She Reads Truth. As we spend time as a community reading Prayers in Scripture together, we encourage you to start by reading the daily Scripture on your own. Then join us here to engage and encourage one another as we respond to what we’ve read in the comments.
In light of all that we have learned through this reading plan, what will you take with you in your prayer life moving forward?
I learned that there is no right way to pray, and not to overthink it. It is just a relationship with God a conversation. I’ve enjoyed this study so much!
Nothing I feel or question is too much for God. He is always there and ready to listen. A few of you suggested writing prayers out as a conversation with God and that has been extremely helpful to me, so thank you!
Yesterday as all of our five children, their spouses, and our grands were gathered around the tables I began to pray. I was suddenly overwhelmed with gratefulness and got so choked up I couldn’t read the scriptures I had underlined, so my daughter stepped in and finished. It had been a very long time since we had all been together and such a trying journey with my son’s mental health struggles, BUT GOD! He TRULY does answer prayer and I understood this as I saw my whole family before me. I will never stop praying, communing with my Jesus! Enjoy your weekend sisters! ❤️
I love in Isaiah 6, that Isaiah identifies with the unclean people of Judah and as a result is healed of his own shortcoming and prepared to be God’s mouthpiece.
It leads to me asking, what ways am I not allowing God to work through me.
Renewed my heart toward prayer, to be more purposeful- that even though I might not see the answers to my prayers in my life time they still are working out their purpose. I was blessed to have two grandmothers who prayed daily for their family. I am still receiving the blessings of those prayers!
I will take being honest with God, using a variety of His names in prayer, and remembering who He is/ what He has promised more with me in my prayer life moving forward.
Ladies, I just read from the Enduring Word commentary online for Isaiah 6. It’s very good. Hope you can go read I too! Have a blessed Friday.
I want to hunger for deep communion with God through prayer. I want to pray little heart prayers to God all day long in conversation with Him. I want to practice praying through scripture more often.