Personal Prayer
Praise God for the joy and peace he brought to the world through Jesus! Thank him for bringing joy and peace to your own life. Ask God to show you any ways you inhibit the joy or peace of others. Confess those ways, as well as any anxiety. Commit yourself to rejoicing continually, handing anxieties to God, and living in the peace which he then gives (Phil. 4:9).

For Your Family and Friends
Pray that you might serve as a peace-maker for those close to you. Ask God to make your home a “safe place,” especially for a family member or friend presently in great turmoil.

For the Church
Pray that your local church will be authentically known as a joyful and peaceful people. Ask God to work through world mission efforts to spread true joy and peace to the farthest parts of the earth.

For the Kingdom
Pray that world missionaries working in the midst of spiritual darkness and brokenness will be shining lights of joy and peaceful bearers of God’s peace. Ask God to protect them from depression and violence.

For People to Know Jesus
Pray that the joy and peace of Jesus will draw an unsaved acquaintance to him through you. Ask God to continually produce these parts of the Spirit’s fruit in you.