Personal Prayer
Praise “the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort” (2 Cor. 1:3). Thank God for coming to you with his compassion and comfort in your times of need. Confess insensitivity toward others who need you to be a channel of God’s compassion and comfort. Commit to an openhearted lifestyle. Ask God to love someone through you this week.

For Your Friends and Family
Pray that the love among those close to you be that which comes from God. We often tend to be more compassionate to others than to those with whom we live on a daily basis, so ask especially for compassion toward those closest to you.

For the Church
Pray for the caregiving and fellowship ministries of your church. Ask God to provide visionary deacons to lead you and your local congregation in showing the love of Christ.

For the Kingdom
Pray for Christian relief agencies around the world. Ask God to give his supernatural strength to workers in the midst of intense need.

For People to Know Jesus
Pray for the unsaved to be warmed and opened by the compassion and comfort brought by God’s people. Ask that they be moved to accept God’s central compassion and comfort in the person of Christ Jesus.