REVIVAL! Without question, the recent death of Charlie Kirk has caused a spiritual wakening around the world. His focus for spreading the Gospel was on college campuses, but his message drew in people of all ages. The magnitude of his reach is reflected in the number of countries that have had prayer vigils for him. No one knows the magnitude of this awakening. Prayer Warriors here on this site began praying for revival on 4/30/2023, over two years ago. Like Charlie, the initial prayer request was for college students. The prayer request grew to include families, communities, cities, the entire country, and then the world. There have been many revivals since this prayer request was posted, but not of this magnitude. Your prayers for revival, along with others who have been praying for it, have flooded the throne room of God, and He has faithfully answered. We'll continue to pray for revival and wait expectantly as God continues to move. This is such an exciting time for Christians everywhere! Thank YOU for your faithfulness to pray! 

We've been praying for revival on The Prayer Bank for over two years. Thanks to the faithfulness of you prayer warriors, that prayer request has been unbroken with prayers offered every single day during that time. Many have experienced a personal revival, a revival in their family, school, church, or community. Recently there has been a remarkable revival (miracle) in the music industry with an unknown Christian band hitting the top of the charts out of nowhere. I thought you'd enjoy the story. 

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A revival of college students has been making its way across the United States since last year led by a group called Unite Us. Starting at Auburn where 5000 students gathered and many were baptized, similar events have occurred at Florida State University, the University of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. In Arkansas, 10,000 participated, with over 2000 salvations and over 800 baptisms. Mississippi State and Ole Miss each had over 6,000 students attend a praise and worship service with hundreds of salvations and baptisms. At Texas A&M’s Unite Us revival, many attended and were baptized. This was the second revival for Texas A&M. The first wasn’t associated with Unite Us. Ohio State and other universities have had spontaneous revivals, too. God is clearly at work in many ways. Commitments to Christ have carried with them healing from addiction, depression, and thoughts of suicide. All involved agree that this is only the beginning. A multitude of students are seeking the Lord, and the number is growing. Prayer warriors on this site have been praying for revival among college students for over a year and a half. God is clearly moving. Thank you for faithfully praying.

What a God powered shift there has been this year at R-dale high school. Now that the school year is over, let's continue to pray for our youth. May the Lord strengthen them for the next school year. Let's also continue to pray for Zy’Anna, the new believer who began the prayer ministry and Bible Club at R-dale high school. This is only one school. Prayer warriors on this site have been praying for student leaders to make a difference in our schools. R-dale high school has given us just a small glimpse of what God has done this year in many schools around the world. It's an exciting time to be praying. May God raise up more student leaders this summer before the next school year begins.

In an event that shattered all previous records in the U.S., thousands of people were baptized in California! God is also moving strongly in other parts of the country. The beaches in Florida, Texas, and various rivers have become the sites for similar mass baptisms. This is a world-wide phenomenon with similar reports in Germany and the Netherlands. May this be the summer of Jesus as people, especially our youth, turn to the Lord. Thank YOU, JESUS! And thank you, prayer warriors, for faithfully praying for revival every single day for over a year (since May 6, 2023). Let's continue to pray together. If you haven't prayed for revival yet, please join us now. Let's speak the name of Jesus over our families, friends, neighbors, schools, cities, and countries. LET REVIVAL BEGIN!

Because of a technical issue, this update wasn’t posted to this group last week.

Zy'Anna said the group that met with her at her school’s prayer was made up volleyball students, cheerleaders, dance students, and LGBTQ students. She thinks the LGBT group is hurting and so they made a choice to be LGBTQ because they want to be loved and that is how they are making their statement. This is the group she wants to reach next school year. She wants to help them breakaway from that label before they make permanent decisions that will change their life in bad way. For all the parents who have prayed for good Christian friends for their children, God is doing exactly that. Thank YOU, Jesus!

Because of a technical issue, this update wasn’t posted to this group last week.

The Bible study at R-dale high school met in the cafeteria during lunch and used iphone technology to connect all their phones and ipads so they could share sermons, devotionals, and prayers in that noisy environment. One of the final study topics was having a friend and being a friend. The text came from Mark 2:3-11 where four friends made a hole in a roof to lower their friend on a mat right down in front of Jesus so the friend could be healed. The students explained the importance of finding friends who will bring you to the feet of Jesus and not tear you down by leading you to do bad things. They made posters about friendship and put them up around school to encourage others to come pray with them, and also to encourage good friendships. The principal of the school took notice and was impressed! He felt that their message was helping kids steer away from drinking, drugs and sex that typical friendships at school encourage. 

Because of a technical issue, this update wasn’t posted to this group last week.

 God. Is. Able. He is able to do more than what we could ever have hoped for. Here's a summary of what happened at R-dale High School:

1. Zy'Anna and her friends changed their prayer meeting to the lunch hour in their lunch room. That's inside a building in the middle of the school and in the middle of the school day!

2. The number of students praying doubled to over 60!

3. Technology was used to communicate in the noisy lunchroom. A designated student leader would lift up her phone. All the other students tapped it with their phones. Then all the phones and iPads received information from the leader's phone. That included a Bible study with a devotional and prayer. All of those who had earphones or other listening devices actually heard all that was being downloaded and said. At the end of the prayer, all the students said "amen" together... right there in the middle of a public school!

In God's mercy, He gave us a window into one small high school with a faithful group of students praying. I have confidence that the same story is being lived out in schools everywhere. Every morning, Zionna and her friends, Savannah and Ashton, have been leading students in prayer in the parking lot before school starts. Recently, Zionna reported that she had started inviting other students to go to church with her. it gets even better. She texted me that she started a Bible Study club at her school. They just had their first meeting. Ten students! Turns out she’s navigating some very deep water. One of the students is Hindu and one is Muslim. I told her that missionaries travel around the world to reach others for Christ, but God is bringing them to her door. Please continue to pray for her and her friends as they seek to spread the Gospel at R-dale High School. She is so grateful to all of you for covering her in prayer. As we faithfully pray for students scattered across the globe who are are proclaiming the name of Jesus, let's especially pray for Zionna and her Bible Study Club. It meets again on April 3rd!

Thank you for praying for Zionna and her friends Savannah and Ashton. They have been praying for their school, R-dale High, for weeks. Their numbers have grown as they gather together in the parking lot at 7:30 AM each morning before school. R-dale is a public high school, and their classmates have been very supportive. Zionna said, "...so many people join us in the mornings and there are so many new faces... my teachers have asked me about it..." The three friends have been very encouraged knowing about all of you who have been praying. Zionna asked me to tell you, "THANK YOU FOR SENDING PRAYERS TO OUR SCHOOL!" It means a lot to them knowing that people they have never met are lifting them up in prayer. Thank you for your faithfulness. And if you haven't prayed for revival yet, please join us. 

Prayer warriors on this site have been faithfully praying for revival every day since May of 2023. Zionna, Savannah and Ashton are three teenagers who have been praying for their school, and we’ve been covering them in prayer. Zionna texted this update: 

Our school started with the 3 of us (Zionna, Savannah, & Ashton) then the next day it turned into 8-9 after some cheerleader were asking us what we were doing. After we told them, they asked it they could join and we agreed and said yes. Then some of them invited their boyfriends and friends and their cousins. And even some of the ones on staff started to join us!

And we do a circle thing. Each of us say one good thing that can make our day better or one good thing that we want to improve on. After our prayers, we all talk about our goals, and how we all appreciate life so much even though it’s not perfect. We also talk about being grateful. Not everyone has everything we have, and some may have more than others.

God is multiplying the students at R-dale. He’s pulled in the staff as well. Prayer Warriors from around the world—all the way to Australia—have prayed for this small school far away and the three girls there who have been praying. Thank you, Lord, for answering our prayers.

Zionna is a teenager who has started to pray for her school. In four short months, she began attending church, shared the gospel with a family group at her mobile home park, got baptized, and started praying for her school with two of her friends. Because of her schedule, two weeks went by before we could touch base. Then she texted me that she had gotten a childcare job at church and told me all about it. Her life had gotten very busy. I asked if she was still praying at school with her friend Savannah.

Zionna texted: “Yup every morning!”

Me: “You made me cry. I’m double proud of you. Is it the two of you  or does anyone else join in?”

Zionna: “Ashton joins us.”

Then she added, “And a lot of the cheerleaders and some volleyball girls…”

Me: “Are you serious? How many of you are there?”

Zionna: “9 or 10 … But on Wednesdays it’s a lot more but most days 9 or 10.”

By then I was a bucket of tears. I thought of all the prayers that have been prayed here for God to raise up students to pray for their schools. In His great mercy, God showed me just one of those students so that I could tell you about her—so that you could be encouraged, too. I know without a doubt there is a great wave of students that God is preparing. There is a great miracle in the making. Thank you for praying for it.

We’ve been following the story of Zionna, a young believer who had started praying for her school. I offered to take her to her school after hours so that we could pray together. It would mark the beginning of her praying more publicly. She was excited about it, but every time I tried to set up a time, she hesitated. I finally asked if she had changed her mind. She answered with an emphatic, “NO!” She had already told two of her friends about it, and they wanted to come, too. She was just having a hard time coordinating her schedule with her two friends! Now there were three girls who wanted to pray together. When we finally set the date, only one friend, named Savannah, could come. We stood by the school’s flagpole and covered the school in prayer and also prayed over the girls for this special calling. Afterward we went to Barnes and Noble and picked up a special Bible for them. That night Zionna was baptized at church. God is working powerfully in her life. Thank you, prayer warriors, who have been praying for Zionna, Savannah, and Ashton. 

We’ve been praying for revival on this site and have specifically asked God to raise up students to pray for their schools. After taking Zionna to church for a few months, I mentioned revival to her because I hoped she would be interested in praying for revival at her school. She didn’t know what I meant by “revival”, so I told her it would start by praying for the students at her school. She said, “Oh, I’ve already been doing that!” I was stunned. She went on to say, “I had to!” She explained that several students had been gossiping about her. Her solution was to pray for them and for her school. I asked what they were gossiping about. She told me that some said she was into vaping. Others said that she had lost her virginity. She estimated that only about 2% of girls in her grade (9th grade) were still virgins. Instead of being upset at the ones gossiping, she simply laughed and said, “I would never vape, and my virginity ain’t going anywhere!” That girl has spunk! And God had already called her to pray for her school. Thank you, Lord for Zionna—for her courage and her faith. AND thank you for answering ALL of our prayers to raise up students to pray for their schools. There’s more of Zionna’s story to come.

Zionna is a new Christian that is making an impact at her school. One day I showed her The Bible Memory App right before I dropped her off after church. Many of you already use it. (The free version is great! That’s all you need.) The next time I saw her, I started to show her some verses to memorize. I was surprised to discover that she was already memorizing Scripture—Proverbs 31… the classic Proverbs 31 woman. It isn’t already loaded on the app, so I asked Zionna how she found that verse. She said that it was because of Barbie. “Is she a new friend?” I asked. Zionna laughed and said, “NO, the movie about the Barbie doll!” I don’t know much about the Barbie movie, but I was fairly certain that it didn’t recommend any Bible verses. Now catch this—it’s so cool! Zionna said that the movie talked about what being a woman meant. Zionna wasn’t satisfied with Barbie’s description, so she googled what the Bible said about women. That Google search led her straight to Proverbs 31. She didn’t want Barbie’s definition, but God’s. Thank you Lord for using everything…even the Barbie movie...to lead Zionna to truth. Please keep her in your prayers as she makes a stand for Jesus in her school.

This month marks the one year anniversary of the revival at Asbury College. Roughly 15,000 people came each day to pray—50,000 to 70,000 sought God over the course of the revival. Those who witnessed it described our youth as extremely hungry for God. Zionna is one such youth. We’ve been praying for her on this site. She studies her Bible, eagerly takes notes of sermons, and also listens to them online. She’s new to her faith and is trying to make up for lost time. As we pray for revival, I’m so grateful to see how God is drawing youth to Him. Thank you, Jesus, for hearing our prayers. 

We’ve been praying for Zionna, a teenager at R-dale high school. On her 16th birthday, my husband and I took her to lunch to celebrate, and also visited Barns and Noble Bookstore at her request. She gave us a long tour of the store going up and down every aisle. The employees there knew her well because she’s a regular customer. She lingered the longest in the section of Christian books. This girl has a hunger for God. She told us about a couple of friends she had made. Sometimes when they get together, they read the Bible to each other and underline parts they like. She admires one of her friends a lot, who grew up in church and knows the Bible. “It’s like all of that was just given to her,” she commented with a deep longing. Zionna’s mother is in jail. She lives with her grandparents, but they don’t go to church. I told her how precious she is in God’s sight. Her friend had God handed to her, whereas Zionna had to run to him on her own. That meant a lot to her. I have a feeling that the Lord has big plans for Zianna. Please keep her in your prayers.

We've been praying that God raises up students to pray in their schools. Zionna is one of those young prayer warriors. Getting to know her was both sweet and powerful. She's a teenager who recently started going to church with us. On her first car ride, her life perspective tumbled out of her. She reported that high school was a rough place, because as she put it most, everyone was on drugs or doing other “bad stuff”. She spent her breaks and lunch hours tucked away in the school library to avoid the other teenagers, but she said she got along with everyone because she made a point to find something good to say to everyone she met. She confided that she ended most conversations encouraging the kids at school to do better. “You must be very popular then,” I commented. Zionna smiled very big and replied, “You have no idea!” It’s an unusual popularity. Kids are drawn to her, but she maintains her distance. I thank God for her quiet strength and uncommon wisdom. God has prepared her to play an important role in her school.  

We’ve been praying together for revival on this site since May of 2023. We've asked God to raise up student leaders to pray for their school, and recently, we’ve been praying specifically for one of those students, a girl named Zionna. We met her for the first time four years ago. Zionna lives with her grandma and grandpa down the street from me—it's the same mobile home her great grandmother lived in. Their family has been there 50 years or more. My husband and I had given Zionna’s grandparents each a Bible. They told us that their granddaughter lived with them. She was only 11 at the time. When we came back, we met her and gave her a Bible, too. We encouraged her to read it and underline passages as she read. I don’t recall her saying a single word on that visit. Four years would pass before we would meet again. Stay tuned for more about Zionna tomorrow.

Many here have prayed that people would be hungry for the Lord once again, that a revival would sweep the land. We've asked that hearts and minds would be open to God's truth, His word, and His way. As we pray for revival, let's each pray for the schools in our area. Also, let's lift up high schools, colleges, and universities that we have attended or family members or others close to us. Let's claim these schools for Christ in our prayers. May young people discover His love, His wisdom, and His truth. Let's all join together and pray powerfully for revival.

Prayer warriors have been prayed over 2,400 prayers for revival on this site. We are asking God to bring revival to colleges and universities across the land. Recently, we've focused on Harvard University. It is considered by many to be the most prestigious university in the country. By 1636, approximately 17,000 Puritans had migrated to New England, so Harvard was founded to train clergy. It was called a "church in the wilderness". Harvard's mission statement, given in 1642, was, “Everyone shall consider as the main end of his life and studies, to know God and Jesus Christ, which is eternal life." Harvard has fallen a long way from its Christian roots. In the beginning, it was a place where the Bible was at the core of its curriculum as God's truth was openly taught. In the beginning, waves of prayer swept across the campus. Today, Harvard is proudly secular, teaching humanist doctrines that encourage students to abandon their faith. Students and professors kneeling in prayer to an Almighty God have been replaced with students raising their fists and voices in protests. We are asking God to remember Harvard's rich past—remember the prayer warriors that at one time knelt on that campus in prayer, and hear our prayers for revival as well. If you haven't been praying for revival, please join us.  

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. Luke 2:11-12

We have been praying for revival for about seven months, and it's remarkable how consistantly God has called people to pray for this request. On most days, many people pray. But every single day there have been at least a few prayer warriors. Our prayers are like a candle that has never gone out. Thank you to those who have commited to pray every day for revival and also to those who have been called to pray only a few times. During the holidays when so many people are busy and/or traveling, if you feel God calling you to pray here for revival, know that it's an important calling. You may be the one filling the gap when others aren't able. Thank you for joining in prayer for revival.

What does a revival look like? Every revival is different, but they usually have two things in common. Revivals start with prayer, and they leave a trail of lives that have been changed. In the small town of Slaughters, Kentucky, their revival started with prayer when parents and teachers interceded for the youth. The full impact of the revival there won’t be known for a long time. What we do know is that many were saved and baptized. At least 20 teenagers publicly declared their call into ministry. High school students worshipped together before school, and wrote Bible verses on Post-It notes, leaving them to encourage their fellow students.  The ripple effect of the gospel’s call is certain to spur others to proclaim the name of Jesus. The story of this small Kentucky town also serves as an encouragement to prayer warriors like those here on the Prayer Bank. God hears our prayers for revival. It will be exciting to see where God moves next with another outpouring of His Spirit.

A number of prayer warriors have been faithfully praying on this site for revival. Several colleges have already experienced revival, and more are sure to follow. The list of prayer warriors changes from day to day as God places this prayer request on the hearts of different people. The Lord has added prayer warriors to our ranks along the way. Not a single day has passed without prayers for revival. This is truly a "Holy Spirit moment" where we, as believers are calling upon God to alter the course of many lives. Welcome all you new prayer warriors! It's exciting to see you join us. Let us pray in unison, "Come Holy Spirit, and make Jesus known in universities everywhere and across the land. In the powerful name of Jesus, we pray. Amen."

Every day since early May, prayer warriors have been praying for revival on this site. It's been exciting to watch the faithfulness of those praying. Revivals start with prayer, usually by a handful of commited prayer warriors. Already, there have been several revivals. There's a sense that this is only the beginning. We don't know when or where another revival will happen, but from what we know of God's faithfulness, we can be assured that it will. 

Come join us in prayer and see the power of the Holy Spirit at work!

This prayer update captured my heart. It will yours, too:

Prayer Answered!  Update by Mary S. at 2:43 pm on Thu 9/28/2023  We are no longer homeless or in a shelter. God is good! We moved into our own apartment today. Praise the Lord! We still don't have furniture yet, but it will come when it's time. I still have two surgeries lined up so we could still use your prayers for everything to go well and for recovery. Thank you so much for your prayers that you've already submitted for us. God hears and God is good. He will provide. Thank you for being a part of it. God bless you all.

Thank you all for praying for others on the Prayer Bank. When you pray for someone, you become part of their life story, connected by the invisible thread of your prayers. God is faithful. He is answering. Dive in with all your heart as you pray for the needs of others AND for revival. God is good!

There has been exciting news of revivals on several campuses. Asbury, Samford University, the University of Oklahoma, Purdue, and Texas A & M. What's it like to be in the middle of an awe-inspiring movement of God? At Asbury College, students, professors, local church leaders, and seminary students prayed, worshipped, and praised God together. Their voices rang out and people bowed at the alter with their arms stretched wide. Everyone sang as God poured out His mercy and love. That's what it was like for hours, and hours, and hours. No one wanted to leave. Lives were forever changed. Please help pray for revival. (See the prayer request below.)  May the Lord bless you in a powerful way for your faithfulness to pray.

Thousands attended a revival last week at Auburn University and a wave of students flocked to a pond there to be baptized. The joyful spirit of revival spread thoughout the campus. In contrast, a Wisconsin based group called The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on Snead State, an Alabama community college, to "immediately cease holding prayer at staff events or meals". As we pray for revival, let's pray for the protection and encouragement of those sharing their faith on college and university campuses. Thank you for praying for revival.

HALLELUJAH! REVIVAL AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY! A revival broke out last week at the University of Auburn. It began when just five girls began meeting in the arena each week to pray. The number grew to 200 student prayer warriors... and then it exploded to 5000 people who attended a prayer rally there. As Dylan Cardwell, an Auburn student, said, "Still in awe about all that happened yesterday! God is moving on Auburn's campus...Wow wow wow, thank you God for REVIVAL!"

Please continue to pray with us for revival on college campuses. God is working as we partner in prayer! 

Reports from the recent Asbury University revival were inspiring! There was 24/7 prayer, worship, testimony, confession of sin, Scripture reading, silence, and more in the chapel at that Kentucky school. People from across the United States flocked to the campus to experience what God was doing. Lives have been forever changed. That is the power of revival. God's unseen hand is at work in other universities. We know that because that is what we are praying for, and God answers prayers. Please continue to pray for a powerful movement of God.

Yesterday, we mentioned that a revival of historic proportions came to North China through the prayers of a single woman missionary, Marie Monsen—just ONE prayer warrior! Every single day since the prayer request for revival was posted here, prayer warriors have faithfully prayed. 2 Chronicles 16:9 says, "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." Just picture God's eyes searching the earth for those who are faithful. May He see the faithful prayer warriors on the Prayer Bank praying. May he show Himself strong as He answers our prayer for revival. Thank you for praying for revival. May the Lord's blessings cover you as you pray. In Jesus' name, Amen.

There have been many revivals around the world. In 1932, revival came to North China through the prayers of a single woman missionary, Marie Monsen. It's reported that as God’s Word freely spread, more people were saved in North China (one missionary estimated 3,000 in his town alone)  than in any other year. Truly, the faithful prayers of even one prayer warrior can bear much fruit.

In America's first Great Awakening, the effects of revival were seen in the sheer number of converts, but the unmeasurable result was the magnitude of change in each heart. One could not walk through town in an evening  without hearing hymns sung by different families on every street. Revival impacted society deeply.

There has been a great awakening about every 80 years throughout American history, and it has been about 80 years since the last large revival. No wonder so many are waiting with anticipation to see the hand of God move in a big way again. In America's first Great Awakening, the colonists were convicted of their sin and renewed in their need for Jesus. The colonies became more united under a common banner of Christ. The overflow of the heart brought increased concern for orphans, increased mission work, increased church plants, and the composition of many great hymns. A revival produces powerful personal change as well as powerful changes in every area of society. Please join us in praying for revival.

America has had hundreds of local and regional revivals as well as a great awakening about every 80 years throughout its history. In the First Great Awakening (1730-55),  Jonathan Edwards, John Weasley, Charles Wesley, and George Whitfield were the main leaders. During this revival, colonists recognized the need for a personal relationship with Christ. Young people responded first and then revival spread to elders. George Whitefield preached to large crowds (sometimes over 30,000) in the open air. He wrote over 18,000 sermons. In New England, church membership doubled.

The recent revival at Asbury college (Feb. 2023) attracted students from more than 260 other colleges and universities. Similar prayer services started at Lee University in Tennessee, Cedarville University in Ohio, and Samford University in Alabama. The Holy Spirit cannot be contained!

The New York Times has said that generation Z is the least religious generation in American history. 1/3 of this group identifies as religiously unaffiliated. Yet, videos of Gen Z students participating in continuous prayer and worship service at Asbury College drew international attention. The multi week revival there was marked by goodwill, radical humility, compassion, and a renewal of faith among visitors and students.

When revival sweeps the land, the sheer number of those impacted is often impressive. How revival changes individuals is something that can't be measured. A student at Asbury College, who participated in the recent revival there, described it by saying that the peace that was in the room was unexplainable. He said that he, along with his buddies, ran to different classrooms and barged in saying, “Revival is happening!” Truly, when revival comes, the excitement can't be contained. Lives are forever changed. The full impact of those changed lives often isn't apparent until years later. More missionaries, more church plants, and greater care for orphans and those in need often are results. The impact is great and can reverberate for years. And so, thank you for praying for revival. May our prayers help usher in the next great outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

We're hoping that more prayer warriors join us in praying for revival. The recent revival that started in February 2023 at Asbury College lasted more than two weeks until the University felt they needed to shut it down. An estimated 50,000 students and visitors had flooded the campus and the small town of Wilmore Kentucky. It was the scene of nonstop prayer and worship as students committed their lives to Christ. The impact of revival is powerful and far-reaching. 

Why pray for revival on college campuses? Throughout American history that's where revivals often occur. At Yale in 1802 there was a revival, and a third of the student body there committed their lives to Christ. In 1995 during a revival at Wheaton College, thousands of students came forward to confess their sins and commit their lives to Christ. In Feb. 2023, there was a revival at Asbury College. Led by students, the revival lasted for weeks. College students from hundreds of other colleges and universities joined them.

A faithful group of prayer warriors has been praying for revival here on the National Prayer Bank. Revival is a time of increased devotion to God, resulting in a greater focus on His work and His kingdom. A common thread is that revival usually begins with prayer... a small group of people committing themselves to pray for revival. So here we are, a small group of prayer warriors asking God to do the extraordinary. Thank you for your faithfulness to pray for revival.

Praying for revival has been exciting because of the faithfulness of those who are praying. A core group of believers who pray has been a common thread for most revivals. So it is with anticipation the we have come together and prayed for a great movement of God. We've been praying specifically for universities. Every day this week, we've prayed for three different schools from our original list. If anyone would like to add to that list, please name the school that you would like to add in an encouragement that you post here. Thank you for praying for revival. May the Lord bless you richly and deeply for your faithfulness. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Thank you for joining us in praying for revival. We apologize for the unanticipated bug that caused the revival prayer request to be dulpicated many times over in all our prayer groups. YIKES! Nothing like that has ever happened before. It was as if the Revival Prayer Request was being shouted out from a mountaintop... complete with an echo. Thank you for your understanding. And thank you even more for your prayers. We will continue to add colleges and universities. If you mention any in an encouragement for the Revival Prayer Request, we will add that school to the list. These are the schools we are praying for specifically so far:

University of Wisconsin

University of Georgia

Penn State University 

University of California - Berkeley

San Francisco State University

California State University East Bay

Chabot College in Hayward, California 

University of Washington

Concordia University in Wisconsin 

University of Colorado

University of Kansas

You'll find the updated Revival Prayer Request below.

What? A prayer request from God? Yes, God requested prayer for something close to His heart. He included prayer in a list that he provided, that when followed, produces a certain result—revival! 2 Chronicles 7:14 says:

If my people, which are called by my name, humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then  I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

This passage is God's roadmap for revival, something that Christians across this land yearn for. What's exciting is that where it says “my people”, God's talking about believers like us. So, as believers, we can help propel a revival. It begins by us turning back to him. And as we turn to Him, we are specifically told to pray. So, here on this site, we'll be joining together to pray for revival. We hope that you will take part in this adventure! We're posting a special prayer request for revival and updating it regularly. Along with a general request for revival, we will be focusing on praying for our young people at specific colleges and universities where satan often has a stronghold. We will continue to add more universities to our list. You can post an encouragement on the prayer request and name a college or university that you would like to add to the list, too. Welcome aboard! Please join in the prayer for revival below.

by Max Lucado

Jesus is silent on Saturday.  The women have anointed his body and placed it in Joseph’s tomb.  The cadaver of Christ is as mute as the stone which guards it.  He spoke much on Friday. He will liberate the slaves of death on Sunday.  But on Saturday, Jesus is silent.

So is God.  He made himself heard on Friday.  He tore the curtains of the temple, opened the graves of the dead, rocked the earth, blocked the sun of the sky, and sacrificed the Son of Heaven.  Earth heard much of God on Friday. Nothing on Saturday.  Jesus is silent.  God is silent.  Saturday is silent. Easter weekend discussions tend to skip Saturday.  Friday and Sunday get the press.  The crucifixion and resurrection command our thoughts.  But don’t ignore Saturday.  You have them, too.

Silent Saturdays.  The day between the struggle and the solution; the question and the answer; the offered prayer and the answer thereof. Saturday’s silence torments us.  Is God angry?  Did I disappoint him? God knows Jesus is in the tomb, why doesn’t He do something?  Or, in your case God knows your career is in the tank, your finances are in the pit, your marriage is in a mess. Why doesn’t He act?  What are you supposed to do until He does?

You do what Jesus did.  Lie still.  Stay silent.  Trust God.  Jesus died with this conviction: “You will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay” (Acts 2:27 NIV).

Jesus knew God would not leave him alone in the grave.  You need to know, God will not leave you alone with your struggles.  His silence is not his absence, inactivity is never apathy.  Saturdays have their purpose. They let us feel the full force of God’s strength. Had God raised Jesus fifteen minutes after the death of His son, would we have appreciated the act? Were He to solve your problems the second they appear, would you appreciate His strength?

For His reasons, God inserts a Saturday between our Fridays and Sundays.  If today is one for you, be patient.  As one who endured the silent Saturday wrote:  “Be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord” (James 5:7 NKJV).

I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. 

For who is God, but the LORD?  And who is a rock, except our God?— the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.  He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.

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O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,  and the light about me be night,” even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!  If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you. Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me! They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain. Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you? I hate them with complete hatred; I count them my enemies. Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!

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Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. All nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord I cut them off! They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the Lord I cut them off! They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them off! I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly, the right hand of the Lord exalts, the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!” I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord. The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death. Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar! You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

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Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice. For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor. The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!

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Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, my soul.

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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked. Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place—the Most High, who is my refuge no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

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O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem; then will you delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

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O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah  But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked. Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah

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Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.” Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

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Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

This God—his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.  With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. 

I love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 

Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. 

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.  Whatever he does prospers. 

The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. 

Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.

The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD wll renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

ISAIAH 49:15-16 Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have inscribed you upon the palms of My hands.

Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, and Your thoughts toward us; there is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, they would be too numerous to count.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works. Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, and I will declare Your greatness. They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, and shall sing of Your righteousness. 

For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over His kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. 

Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.

The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified..., for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

There is none like You, O Lord; You are great, and great is Your name in might.

I will exalt you, Lord, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.  Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth children for trouble; for they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them. “It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.  Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.

I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.  Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.

Prayer Request from Donna

Please pray for my son, sho is battling lung cancer and bone cancer. He is in a lot of pain. Pray they will find medication that wiill reduce the cancer and pain. I can do all things throught Christ which strengtheneth me. Phil. 4:13

Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.

... If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.

“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. (1 Chronicles 16:34) Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. (Psalm 100:4)

As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

For with God nothing will be impossible.

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works. Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, and I will declare Your greatness. They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, and shall sing of Your righteousness. 

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you.