noun:
a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship.
an earnest hope or wish.
Life Questions
Why pray? Who do you pray to? How do you pray? Where do you pray? When do you pray? What or who do you pray for?
Psalm 5:2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
Psalm 88:13 But I cry to you for help, O LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you.
Proverbs 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the righteous. Isaiah 64:9 Do not be angry beyond measure, O LORD; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray, for we are all your people.
Daniel 9:3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.
Jonah 2:1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.
Matthew 6:5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.
Matthew 6:6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:9-13 “This, then, is how you should pray: “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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Mark 11:25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
Luke 6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Luke 18:1 Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
Luke 22:46 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”
Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 pray continually;
Faith Questions
Does God answer prayers? Recount if and when God has answered your prayers.