Romans Prayer

Our Looney-Tunes family
2019

"And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God's mysterious plan that the Good News is for the Jews and the Gentiles alike." (Ephesians 6:19)

I texted my favorite children's-minister and son-in-law at the beginning of 21 days of prayer and asked, "Stephen, what may I pray for you?"  

His answers: Romans 12. What a powerful passage to pray!

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead for you as well: 

Oh, Lord, help my brothers and sisters in Christ give their bodies to You as an act of worship because of all You have done for all of us. Help them not conform to the ways of this world but be transformed by the renewing of their minds so they will know Your good and perfect will.

Help them stay humble, not thinking better of themselves than they really are. Help them use their gifts by Your grace for building up others and Your church. Help them love others well, hate wrong, hold fast to what is good, and take delight in honoring others. 

Help them not be lazy, but hard workers, serving You with enthusiasm. Help them rejoice in hope, be patient in trouble, and keep on praying and praying and praying. Help them be generous and helpful to others in need and help them pursue hospitality. 

Empower them to bless and pray for those who curse them and to rejoice with happy people, and weep with those who are sad. Help them never pay back evil with evil and, as much as depends on them, be at peace with everyone. 

Help them never take revenge but leave that to You, the righteous God. If an enemy is hungry, help them feed them. If an enemy is thirsty, please help them give a cup of cool water. 

And, finally, Lord God, may these, my brothers and sisters, never be conquered by evil, but in Your mighty power, may they conquer evil with good!

In Jesus' name I pray,

Amen and amen!