Evening prayer

Day 7 · Requests with thanksgiving

Good evening. The day is ending. Breathe slowly, set aside what weighs on you and rest in God's presence.

Praise

¹⁶Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. ¹⁷I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. ¹⁸If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: ¹⁹But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. ²⁰Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

The Word

Psalms 141:2

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Review of the day

Look back on your day with God, unhurried. What can you thank Him for? Is there something you did wrong that you want to place in His hands? What worries you about tomorrow? Tell Him in your own words.

Prayer

Requests with thanksgiving

My God, tonight I don't want worry to have the last word. Let my prayer rise before you like incense as evening falls. I bring you my requests simply: take care of my family, give me what I need for tomorrow and guide the decisions I still have to make. And alongside each request, I give you thanks: for your provision today, for your constant love, for so many prayers already answered. Now I ask you for your peace. May it guard my heart and my thoughts while I sleep. In the name of Jesus. Amen.

For others

Think of someone who needs your prayer today and name them before God. You can write down your petitions in “My petitions”.

The Lord's Prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

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.

Blessing

Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Rest in peace. God is watching over you.