Prayer for Illumination God of Word and Wisdom, the Risen Christ opened the minds of his friends to understand the Scriptures. Send us Your Holy Spirit to open our minds…
Prayer of Illumination: Holy God, just as You transformed disbelief into faith for Your followers on that first Easter, we pray that You would transform our hearts and minds through…
Prayer for Illumination: Risen One, help us recognize You this day as we hear Your word. You are “Rabboni,” our Teacher, our Guide. Come, speak to us, that we might…
Prayer for Illumination: Holy God, reveal Your presence to us this day as we listen to Your word. Send Your Spirit upon us that we might listen, discern, and take…
Prayer for Understanding Gracious God, Open our hearts to receive Your Word of truth, and may Your truth lead us to obedience. May Your Word set us on fire with…
Prayer for Understanding God of wisdom, send Your Spirit to prepare our hearts and minds to hear Your Word. Teach us to see You more clearly and love You more…
Prayer for Understanding O God, with Your Spirit, focus our attention as we listen to the Scriptures. Help us absorb Your Word, come to know You better, and serve You…
Prayer for Illumination Source of Wisdom, still our minds as we listen to the Scriptures. Send Your Spirit to keep us alert and attuned to Your life-giving Word this day.…
Prayer for Illumination: Compassionate God, may the authority of Your Spirit bring understanding into our confused minds and truth into our troubled hearts, so that we may be transformed and…
Prayer for Understanding Sovereign God, You have given us such amazing gifts of the Spirit. We pray now for the wisdom to hear so that we understand and respond faithfully…
Prayer for Understanding Open our ears, O God, to hear the whispering voice of Your angels, who come to us with glad tidings. Open our hearts to know Your presence…
Prayer for Understanding God of wisdom, shine the light of Your truth on us as we listen for Your Word, speaking in the Scriptures. Open our hearts to receive that…
Prayer for Understanding God of grace, still our busy minds as we listen for Your Word speaking through the Scripture. By Your Spirit, create a space within us to receive…
Prayer for Illumination God of grace, You speak words of hope amid anxious times. Send Your Holy Spirit to open our ears to that hope. Give us wisdom to read…
Prayer for Illumination Open our eyes to the truths contained in this passage and empower us to live out the message it conveys. May Your Holy Spirit be our teacher…
Prayer for illumination: God of the generations, the Scriptures are a legacy to us from Your faithful people over many centuries. Just as Your Spirit inspired and guided prophets, evangelists,…
Prayer for illumination God of prophets and parables, your Word can meet us with a challenge, a puzzle, and a promise. Send your Spirit with the gifts of understanding to…
Prayer for Understanding Lord of Peace, Lord of Glory, we have come and gathered in the House of God to listen to Your words. Teach us Your ways, thus we…
Prayer for Illumination Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Accept, O Lord, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your…
Prayer for Illumination I rejoice in following Your statues as one rejoices in great riches. I delight in Your decrees; I will not neglect Your word for they are my…
Prayer for Illumination: Teach us, O Lord, to follow Your decrees; then we will keep them to the end. Give us understanding, and we will keep Your law and obey…
Prayer for Illumination: You who formed us, named us, and gathered us, open our ears to hear your message. You who give power to the faint, help us understand your…
Prayer for Understanding God of wisdom, prepare our hearts and minds to receive your Word. Where it challenges us, lead us by Your Spirit to respond in faithfulness for the…
Prayer for Understanding God of wisdom, You teach us with love, You touch us with mercy, and You challenge us with truth. Send Your Holy Spirit to help us grasp…
Prayer for illumination: Seeking unity, we come to the scriptures. Acknowledging our discord, we come to the scriptures. Realigning our lives with God, we come to the scriptures. We have…
Prayer for Understanding God of wisdom, as we gather to hear your Word this day, calm our spirits and still our minds so that we can receive your message with…
Prayer for Understanding Holy God, Your Word is bread for our journey. Send us Your Spirit so that we may grasp Your love and will for us as we listen…
Prayer for Illumination O Lord, you have given us your Word for a light to shine upon our path. Grant us to meditate on that Word, and to follow its…
Prayer of Illumination: Gracious Lord, we pray for a humble and teachable heart. A heart that is eager to listen to Your words and learn. May we abide by Your…
Prayer for Illumination: As we are gathered here today, we ask You, our living God, to shower unto us Your wisdom and knowledge. We pray that as we listen to…
Prayer of Illumination: Draw us close, Holy Spirit, as the Scriptures are read, and the Word is proclaimed. Let the word of faith be on our lips and in our…
Prayer for Illumination Amid the distractions of our times, give us undivided hearts and attentive minds, O God. Help us discern Your wisdom in the scriptures, so that we may…
Prayer for Illumination Our Heavenly Father, we thank You for the truth of Your word. We pray, O Lord, that You would open our hearts so that we yield our…
My mother is 85 years old. She is a very wise, determined, and faithful woman of God. She was born in a wealthy family in the northern side of Korea.…
Prayer for Illumination Spirit of God, You came down and filled Your disciples so they would have a helper and a guide at all times. Holy Spirit, we ask You…
In August 2018, my family went to Spain to experience the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage walk, known in English as the Way of Saint James. It’s a network of…
A few years ago, after a big transition in my life, I was going through an emotionally and spiritually down time. When I feel down, I don’t want to see…
When I was younger growing up in Korea, sometimes I wondered why Jesus was white. Korea was, at least until the 20th century, a homogeneous nation despite being invaded and…
On February 8, 2023, phone notifications started ringing everywhere at Asbury University in Kentucky. People uploaded videos and pictures of the students’ singing and praying on Social media like YouTube,…