P.R.A.Y
PAUSE
REJOICE & REFLECT
ASK
YIELD
Personal Worship
The prophet Isaiah continues our theme of justice and mercy in our desire to love like Jesus did.
Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has done, and Reflecting on His word. ‘A’: Asking God to help us and others. And ‘Y’: yielding to His will in accordance with His word.
As I come before you to pray, I still my thoughts and quiet my mind. I seek to make you the center of my focus.
Prayer of Approach
Lord, every hour I need you. I am desperate for your presence. Let me experience all you have for me today through your Word and prayer. Fill me with your Holy Spirit now.
I choose to rejoice, with all God’s people, in the powerful promise that God gives us in Psalm 33…
For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
Psalm 33:4-5
As you read the passages below, ask the Lord to cause a word or phrase to stand out to you.
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
cease to do evil,
learn to do good;
seek justice,
correct oppression;
bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.
Isaiah 1:16-17
As I reread the passage, I reflect on the questions, “How is my life touched by this word?” and “How does this passage connect with my life?”
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
cease to do evil,
learn to do good;
seek justice,
correct oppression;
bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.
Isaiah 1:16-17
God issues a direct and urgent call to his people to repent—not just through words, but through transformed actions. True repentance means turning away from evil and actively pursuing good. God doesn’t only command his people to avoid sin; He calls them to seek justice, defend the oppressed, and care for the vulnerable. These verses reveal God’s heart for righteous living that reaches far beyond the temple and into the streets, homes, and systems where his people live.
Lord, I ask that you remind me that it is your kindness that leads to repentance. Fill me with your Spirit and convict me of my sins.
Lord, wake up your Church. Let us be the hands and feet of Jesus in this world. Revive us by the supernatural power of your Holy Spirit. Bring many to faith because of our devotion to you.
As I read the passage for the final time, I listen to how the Lord is inviting me to respond to him. Where in my life do I need to yield in obedience to what he has for me?
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
cease to do evil,
learn to do good;
seek justice,
correct oppression;
bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.
Isaiah 1:16-17
Yielding Prayer
Righteous God, I come before you aware that my hands may be clean in ritual, yet still stained by inaction. Today, I yield my heart and habits to your call. Wash me clean from anything that dishonors you, and fill me with the courage to pursue what is right. Teach me to seek justice, to defend those without a voice, and to love the people you love—especially the forgotten and oppressed. Let my faith be more than a belief; let it become a movement of compassion and righteousness in my world. I surrender my comfort for your cause. Make me an instrument of your peace and a reflection of your heart.
Yielding Promise
And now, as I move into the day ahead, the Lord who loves me reminds me in Psalm 103…
As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
Psalm 103:13
Closing Prayer
Lord, enable me, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to love you today with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength; and to serve you today, by loving and caring for others as I do my own self; and, to exalt you today, by telling the people in my world about the abundant and eternal life found only through faith in Jesus