Daily Prayers and Devotions for Lent by Rev. Sarah Are | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org
Sunday, March 7
word of the day: “name”
scripture: Mark 5:1-10
reflection: Take inventory of your soul. What do you carry that weighs you down? What do you carry that brings you to life? Know that God sees it all, and calls you by name.
prayer: Gracious God, you see me when I am down, and you invite me to tell you about it. You ask me, “What is your name?” And in that moment, I can respond with the lies that cover me, or I can respond, “I am a child of God.” No matter what I say, I know that you love me. What a gift to be seen and called by name. Amen.
Monday, March 8
word of the day: “dwell”
scripture: Jeremiah 7:1-7
reflection: When do you feel the closest to God? When do you feel the furthest from God?
prayer: Holy God, it is easy for me to go through the motions, to say the words without feeling, to act the part without conviction. But I don’t want a life that lacks feeling or conviction. I want people to know I’m a Christian by my love, not by an outward shallow appearance. So dwell in me, God. Dwell in me, dwell in me, dwell in me. Amen.
Tuesday, March 9
word of the day: “thirst”
scripture: John 7:37-40
reflection: What in your life feels like water— thirst-quenching, healing, renewing? What leaves you thirsty?
prayer: God of renewal, you invite me to the water’s edge. You invite me to drink big, messy, two-handed gulps of your living water. You invite me to wade in, to float, to no longer feel thirsty. I want all of that. I want it more than I can say, but I don’t know how to get to the river. Show me the way. Amen.
Wednesday, March 10
word of the day: “gathers”
scripture: Psalm 147:1-11
reflection: When was a time when you felt gathered in? How can you be a gatherer alongside God in your own life?
prayer: God of wide arms, sometimes I feel scattered, a little like an outcast, a little too familiar with the edge. I long for you to gather us up and pull us together into community, into you. For you are the God of the brokenhearted. You are the God of the edge. For that, I am eternally grateful. Amen.
Thursday, March 11
word of the day: “free”
scripture: John 8:31-32
reflection: When you think of the word free, what comes to mind? What things in this world prevent you from being free—spiritually, mentally and emotionally?
prayer: God of truth, I long to be free. I long for an untethered heart, for an unbound mind, for the freedom to move toward you with every breath. Help me to see where I am confining myself. Help me to break the patterns and systems that confine. Help me to see the truth, to follow you, and to be truly free. Amen.
Friday, March 12
word of the day: “wait”
scripture: Psalm 130
reflection: What do you wait for in this life? What do you long for? Make a list of these things.
prayer: Holy God, I am waiting for the sun to rise. I am waiting for the day with no more pain. I am waiting for peace and joy like a river. So as I wait, give me the will to move my feet. I will watch for morning. I will watch for morning. Amen.
Saturday, March 13
word of the day: “stones”
scripture: John 8:47-59
reflection: People throw stones at that which they do not understand. What is something you have struggled to understand that you could learn more about?
prayer: Patient Jesus, when you walked this world so many people did not understand. They tried to pin you down with logic, throwing stones at their confusion, throwing stones at what they did not understand. I know I am guilty of the same. So today I pray: Stretch my mind. Open my heart. Give me the strength to imagine that which I cannot understand. Amen.