A Month of Praying for Our Community
Monday, February 21. Father, we seek Your face on behalf of farmers, those who work in industries related to farming, and migrant workers. We pray for abundant crops, wise use of farmland, safety on the job, and for fair pay and good housing for the migrant workers and their families. May they trust You as Creator God. “For seven days celebrate the festival to the Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete” (Deuteronomy 16:15).
Tuesday, February 22. We pray for the elderly members of our community. Help us to honor and respect them, listen to them, and treat them with gentleness. We pray that they would have safe places to live, that they would not be isolated but have family and community support. Give them grace to deal with (possibly) failing bodies and minds and let them know Your love and care. “Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way” (Genesis 24:1).
Wednesday, February 23. We lift up in prayer all of the unborn children in our neighborhoods and surrounding areas, children to whom You have given life. May all life be honored in our community; bring conviction of the truth that life begins at conception and stop the evil of abortion. Give parents a love for their unborn children and the support, encouragement, and resources to choose life. May they know new life in Christ, the giver of life. “For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight” (Psalm 72:12-14).
Thursday, February 24. We pray for the law enforcement officials and judges in our area. We ask that You would protect them, physically and emotionally; that You would give them strength and wisdom, integrity, patience, and the ability to exercise their authority with gentleness and compassion. We ask You to pour out Your blessings on them and their families so that they in turn can be a blessing to all of us. We ask You, Father, to create an environment of peace and justice in this place. “Blessed are those who act justly, who always do what is right” (Psalm 106:3).
Friday, February 25. Today we pray for the fathers in our community. Empower them to love, value, and protect their wives and children. Help them to be faithful and supportive. Give them wisdom and discernment, healthy friendships and godly role models. Put people in their lives who will point them to the Heavenly Father. “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4).
Saturday, February 26. Father God, shine the light of Your love, compassion, and wisdom into the lives of depressed people in our community. Heal their emotional wounds, break the power of lies and provide the counseling and medical support they need to recover and to thrive. Help us to listen and encourage and not to judge. Protect them from suicidal thoughts and renew their minds in Christ Jesus. “But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus…” (2 Corinthians 7:6).
Sunday, February 27. We pray for the members of our community who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We pray that you would break the power of these substances in their lives, for healing of bodies, minds, and relationships, for godly counseling and for Your power and truth to reign in their hearts and lives. “On the day the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you…” (Isaiah 14:3).