Personal Prayer
Adore the merciful God who has given you “new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Pet. 1:3). Give thanks that you have “an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade— kept in heaven for you” (1:4). Seek God’s forgiveness as you confess times when you fail to maintain your hope. Commit yourself to seeing trials as opportunities in which your faith “may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed” (1:7). Ask God to fill you “with an inexpressible and glorious joy” (1:8-9).

For Your Family and Friends
Pray that your family and friends will be given extra patience, wisdom, and strength as they deal with adversities. Ask that these challenges will mature their faith.

For the Church
Pray that your church leaders will be beautiful examples of Christian maturity.

For the Kingdom
Pray that Christians will be diligent stewards of the earth’s resources.

For People to Know Jesus
The Lord says, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow” (Isa. 1:18). Pray that unsaved persons will understand that God desires to forgive and that they will seek that forgiveness.