Personal Prayer
Praise God for his excellence in creation. Give thanks for the creation’s variety and splendor. Confess ways in which you have misused parts of it. Commit yourself to the proper care and use of God’s creation. Ask God to help you regard it as “clean” (Rom. 14:14), receiving it from him with thanksgiving.

For Your Family and Friends
Pray for healing for any family member or friend who is misusing drugs, alcohol, nicotine, or any other part of creation. Ask God to bring conviction of needed changes through his Spirit.

For the Church
Pray for sensitivity among Christians toward one another’s beliefs about food, drink, religious observances, and other discretionary matters (Romans 14), so that fellowship and caring might not be hindered. Ask God to help you to “make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification” (14:19).

For the Kingdom
Pray that the world will be attracted by the loving care Christians show one another instead of being repulsed by in-fighting. Ask God to move his church to compassionate caring and healing without compromising his truth and methods.

For People to Know Jesus
Pray for anyone in your circle of contacts who is hurting. Ask God to show you a specific way in which you can show his care to that person or family.