The season of Advent can be an invitation to prepare your heart and reflect on your faith journey. Through this Advent prayer guide, learn from the faith of the women in the story of Jesus’ birth and how they were called by God to live lives of influence.
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Backpacks loaded with prayer
Financial hardship, hunger, and lack of clean water keep many children from getting the education they need to have a chance at a better life. As you fill your child’s backpack, use this guide with your family to pray for other children who face big obstacles to getting a good education.
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Matthew 25 prayer, reflection
As followers of Jesus, we have a choice: respond to unsettling realities in fear and withdraw, or follow Him in responding to the greatest needs of our day with love and hope. Reflecting on Matthew 25, pray with us for World Vision’s work around the world.
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Matthew 25: Pray for refugees, disaster survivors
God is with people suffering from disaster — refugees, earthquake survivors, families facing famine. Join us in prayer for all who find themselves “strangers,” as Jesus calls them in Matthew 25:35.
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Hope in hard places: Pray for Syria
Syrians desperately hope for peace, and children shouldn’t grow up in a war zone. Pray for Syria, whose people are enduring their ninth year of civil war.
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Matthew 25: Pray for the thirsty
844 million people around the world don’t have access to clean water; that’s more than 1 of every 10 people around the world. Join us in prayer for children and families who are thirsty and lack this most basic necessity.
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How to pray for your government leaders
The Bible tells us to pray for those in positions of authority. As new Congress members take office, let’s lift up both new and veteran leaders — who can all be voices of change.
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Don’t give up on your miracle: How to pray when you’re tired
What continues to weigh on your heart? Maybe it’s a failing marriage or a prodigal child. Maybe it’s a health crisis or an international crisis. Whatever it is, when you’ve been praying for something for so long and given up hope, take heart. Here are ways to pray when you’re tired of praying for your miracle.
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19 reasons to have hope in 2019
Hope shines a light in the darkness. It’s infectious, even healing. But what is there to be hopeful for? Let’s look at the year ahead with 19 reasons to have hope in 2019 — and how to pray them into reality.
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8 keys to a more powerful prayer life in 2019
Prayer is one of the most powerful weapons God has given us. Marilee Pierce Dunker reflects on how to plug into the power, perception, and purpose that can only be found in God’s presence.
