Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes! I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things in your law.

Father, I come before you this day with a humble and contrite heart, which you will not despise. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight. Wash me, that I may be whiter than snow. Create in me a clean heart, and renew in me a right spirit. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and give me a willing spirit to sustain me. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

God, I adore you, for in you I lack no good thing. You meet all of my needs and wholly care for me in body and soul. Thank you that all of my desires find their fulfillment in you.

O God, I confess that I’m more prone to pray “restore me” than “restore US.” I’m prone to a “me and Jesus” sort of faith that neglects the welfare of your people. So thank you for Psalms like this, which remind me of your purposes for your people. I pray today, Father: Restore us again! Let your face shine that we may be saved! Your church throughout the world is plagued by enemies who would threaten her, and by false teaching and sin which would weaken her. So restore us - to a deep understanding of the gospel of grace. Restore us - to a passionate love for God and for neighbor. Restore us - to an earnest dependence on your Spirit. Restore us - to the work of mercy and justice in the world. Give us life, and let your face shine upon us, now and forever.

And now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us now and always, until the day of Christ's return.

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.

Merciful God, I confess that I have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what I have done, and by what I have left undone. I have not loved you with my whole heart; I have not loved my neighbor as myself. In your mercy, forgive what I have been, help me amend what I am, and direct what I shall be, so that I may delight in your will and walk in your ways, for the glory of your holy name. Through Jesus Christ our Lord: Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Lord Jesus, like your servant Peter, I am half-hearted, caught between faith and doubt. Yet you are patient and faithful. I adore you for your assuring presence and your patience with me.

O God, there is no one who does good, and this includes me. Left to myself, I am a fool, corrupt of heart and committed to self. But you have sent the Lord Jesus Christ to live for me, to die for me, and to rise for me. You have called me from darkness to light, and given your Holy Spirit to transform me, changing my desires and bringing forth a whole new kind of obedience. I thank you for your grace in my life. And I pray that you would help me believe more deeply in the radical nature of grace. Drive home to me the futility of life without you. Remind me that there is none who seeks you - not even one. No amount of religious striving can change the human heart - we must be born again! And that is what you offer us in Jesus. Today, help me embrace the bad news of total depravity, that I might rejoice more fully in the gospel of grace.

And now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us now and always, until the day of Christ's return.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

O Lord, I confess that my heart is restless. I have sought comfort and security in created things rather than in you, the Creator. I have suppressed the truth in unrighteousness and exchanged Your glory for lesser things. Forgive my sin, O God, and subdue my restless heart. By your Spirit, strengthen me today for greater obedience to you, greater delight in your goodness, greater trust in your promises. Help me to rest in my adoption as your child. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

O God, I adore you for the great cloud of witnesses that have gone before me. Thank you that I do not walk this path of faith alone, but am surrounded by the communion of saints past and present. I worship you for your faithfulness to your people throughout history, and I eagerly await the enjoyment of all your promises.

O God, as I approach the end of another week, I meditate on the glorious splendor of your kingdom. This week has come and gone; tomorrow marks the beginning of a new week that will have its own responsibilities and challenges. And through it all, in the midst of my everyday joys and trials, you are bringing your kingdom and moving all of history toward its appointed end. One day every knee will bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of all. One day every deed will be brought to judgment, every wrong accounted for, and every injustice rectified. So let me live today as a faithful citizen of your kingdom. Help me speak of your glory and tell of your power. Help me even now to prepare for worship tomorrow, gathering with your people to sing aloud of your righteousness and rejoice in your steadfast love.

And now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us now and always, until the day of Christ's return.