Personal Prayer
Praise Jesus, who welcomes the weary. Thank him for lifted burdens (Mt. 11:25-30). Confess that the way you fill your days often ignores Jesus’ offer of rest. Commit to enjoying this rest yourself and sharing it with others. Ask God for a specific way you can eliminate something from your schedule in order to create time for resting in the Lord.

For Your Family and Friends
Pray for family and friends who spend much of their time and energy helping others. Ask that they will find their strength in God as they rest quietly in him (Ps. 37:7).

For the Church
Lift up church members who minister in rough schools, rural clinics, nursing homes, and disaster areas.

For the Kingdom
Pray that Christians will multiply God’s infinite mercy by befriending people with disabilities, helping released prisoners find work, and sheltering refugees.

For People to Know Jesus
Pray that you will be more like the Good Samaritan than like the Levite as you meet unsaved people.

Prayer Pointer
“No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.” —J. C. Ryle