Popular Prayers & Favourite Bible Verses.
There are many
prayers and bible verses that give people feelings of comfort and
hope in times of distress. Here is a small selection of the most
popular prayers and favourite bible verses.
Prayers for times
of trouble
A Prayer for Aid
Against Perils
Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy defend
us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your
only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
--- Book of Common Prayer 1979
Twenty-Third Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff--they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
my whole life long.
--- Psalms 23: 1-6
Do Not Lose Heart
Therefore we do not lose heart.
Though outwardly we are wasting away,
yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
For our light and momentary troubles
are achieving for us an eternal glory
that far outweighs them all.
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen,
but on what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen is eternal.
--- 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Psalm of Protection
The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?
When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh,
when my enemies and my foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.
--- Psalms 27: 1-3
Prayer for Healing
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain:
for the former things are passed away.
--- Revelation 21:4
A Prayer For Those
Facing Death
Those who face life threatening illnesses, and their loved ones, at
some point need to consider offering up to God, not a plea for a
miracle cure, but a prayer of gratitude for the gift of life. And at
all times it is appropriate to release a loved one into the hands of
God. For those approaching what may be the end of life, I offer
this:
God of compassion
and love,
you have breathed into us the breath of life
and have given us minds and bodies in which we live out
our days on earth.
For the gift of life, we are grateful.
We humbly acknowledge that there is a time to live,
and a time to die.
We commit this life to you,
trusting in your gracious promises and
confident in the sure and certain hope of new
life in the world to come.
Into your hands we commit our beloved.
May your will be done!
In the good and gracious name of Christ,
we pray. Amen.
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