5 Days of Prayer: Day 1
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In these 5 Days of Prayer, we will be meditating on a phrase of The Lord’s Prayer each day, as well as relevant accompanying passages, using the framework P.R.A.Y. (Pause. Reflect. Ask. Yield.). Use this guide to pray by yourself, with your family or in small groups. Enjoy your time each day with the Lord!
Day 1
PAUSE
Holy Father, I come before You as Your child and as a creature made by you. Still my anxious thoughts, quiet my hurried heart, and draw me into the wonder of who You are.
Pause and Pray
REFLECT
“‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, (Matthew 6:9)
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
(Romans 8:14-17)
From these passages, what about God’s Fatherhood stands out to you?
What would it look like to be intimate with God as a Father and reverent to His Holy Name at the same time?
What would you like the Holy Spirit to do for you in terms of your role as a child of God?
Pause and Pray
ASK
Father, help me to know You more truly, and love You more dearly — not treating you functionally or with overfamiliarity, but as the most intimate of family and as the most holy of Kings. May Your name be glorified in my life, my family, and Your church.
Pause and Pray
YIELD
God my Father, I offer myself to you this day.
I renounce my casual attitudes, fears and misunderstandings of you. Grant me more of Your Spirit that I may understand my adoption to sonship, and my co-inheritance with Christ.
Teach me to live as Your child who delights to honour Your holy name.
Pause and Pray
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. (Ephesians 1:17)
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