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Whether you dread mornings or cherish them, there’s no denying that dawn brings the chance for a new day, a fresh start, and perhaps even a reset. The morning provides a perfect time to talk to God and start your day focused on His promises and goodness through daily morning prayer. Like springtime, the sun’s rays cast a glimmer of hope and renewal, even on the foggiest, gloomiest, rainiest of mornings.

There is hardly a better time to pray than in the morning. Starting the day off with morning prayer was always important to the early Christians and their prayers often invoked the presence of the Trinity Father, Son and Spirit  to be with them through their often hard toil on the land. When you wake up, your mind and heart can feel really heavy, especially when you’re focusing on all the things you have to tackle and all the stress that comes with those tasks. A powerful morning prayer can center you and bring your focus to the place where it needs to be. Here are eight powerful morning prayers that you can use daily.

A Prayer for the Morning

A prayer for today can refresh and recharge your soul as you get ready to take on the day with help from the best place possible: Our Creator. We should treat morning prayers like prayer itself, as a time to get closer to God by expressing our love for Him, thanking Him for His blessings and offering Him everything good and bad in our day in doing His will. Begin your day with this prayer for the morning:

Dear Lord, You have brought me to the beginning of a new day. As the world is renewed fresh and clean, so I ask You to renew my heart with Your strength and purpose. Forgive me the errors of yesterday and bless me to walk closer in Your way today. This is the day I begin my life anew; shine through me so that every person I meet may feel Your presence in me. Take my hand, precious Lord for I cannot make it by myself. Amen.

A Prayer for Strength

God loves when you pray for strength. And He promises to answer you: “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am Your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10). Pray with confidence. Pray for the strength that God supplies and keep your eyes open for His answers. They may not look like your expectations. But you can be assured that He is working to strengthen your understanding, faith and hope in Him. Begin your day with this prayer for strength:

Dear Lord, this morning, I pray that You give me strength today, to be strong for You in this world full of temptations. You know that there are struggles that I will go through today. I pray that You be with me as I go through them. Carry me when I am too weak. Amen.

Coaches often advise people embarking on a lifestyle change to start their day with a positive, affirming routine that both centers and energizes them. Whether that’s meditation, a workout routine, or a healthy breakfast, starting the day “right” often leads to a strong noon, and that momentum carries through until nightfall. Similarly, starting your day in prayer, by bowing heart, mind, and soul to the Lord of the universe, can propel your day from ho-hum to positively sparking with the fire of the Holy Spirit.

Coaches often advise people embarking on a lifestyle change to start their day with a positive, affirming routine that both centers and energizes them. Whether that’s meditation, a workout routine, or a healthy breakfast, starting the day “right” often leads to a strong noon, and that momentum carries through until nightfall. Similarly, starting your day in prayer, by bowing heart, mind, and soul to the Lord of the universe, can propel your day from ho-hum to positively sparking with the fire of the Holy Spirit.

But with You, Lord, I can do all things. With Your supernatural power, my faith can move mountains, because it rests in You, the author of all things.

Please grant me strength, endurance, health, and stamina today. Help me devote all I do to You, Lord. I pray this with all I am, Amen.

5. Morning Prayer for Protection

Begin your day by telling God about your fears and anxieties and asking for his protection over your life and those you love:

Heavenly Lord,

Wrap me in Your loving, protective arms today. Temptations press in, calling my name please keep me safe and empower me to resist their allure by calling on Your Precious Name. Illnesses, toxins, and other physical attacks surround me also. Keep me sheltered from them and encircled in Your care. Most importantly, help me keep my gaze focused on You and trust that there is nothing on earth that can befall me that can possibly compare to Your great power and might. As Jesus reminds us in Matthew 10:28, “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” You protect me with a passionate, perfect care, and I commit my soul to You now and always. Amen.

6. Prayer for Guidance

Use this sample daily prayer to seek God's wisdom in the decisions you will face today:

Lord, I don’t know what You know. I see the world and my own life with all-too-human eyes, and I miss the wider perspective. But You see all things, and You know Your ultimate purpose. Guide my steps, my thoughts, my decisions, and my life so it all points to You and Your plan.  Let me not fear making a decision, for I know that if it is not Your will, I can trust that You will speak truth into my life and steer me back on track. Guide me today and every day Lord, helping me remember with every breath I take that my job is to align myself with You. Amen.

7. Prayer to Love and Forgive

Here is an example morning prayer to focus on living like Jesus today:

God of the Universe, God of all Creation, Thank You for the life You put in me. I am so thankful for the love we share. Today, even though it might be difficult, help me to honor that love with a generous, compassionate heart. Help me to love not only myself and those in my inner circle of family, friends, and neighbors, but also those who despise me, those who’d see me dead or trampled in the dust, those who wish me ill. Help my love for You eclipse all my worries so that the love I exhibit shines so extravagantly that people can look at me and know I belong to You. Forgive those who hate or wrong me. Let my life inspire their path to You so we can all share in Your Kingdom forever. In Your precious name I pray, Amen.

These are just a few prayers you can use in the morning to start your day. Whether you read these aloud or in your head, or whether they inspire you to offer your own words of gratitude, repentance, glory, and thanksgiving, know that God hears you and loves you. Your words are never empty, but rather a love offering from your heart to the Lord’s.

Listen to today's daily prayer!

Every morning we bring you a devotional and prayer to help you start your day in conversation with God. The Bible tells us to bring our prayers and petitions before God and He WILL give us peace! May these daily prayers help you find the words to pray and focus your heart and mind on the love of God today.

A Prayer for Gratitude

We should be thankful because God is worthy of our thanksgiving. It is only right to credit Him for “every good and perfect gift” He gives (James 1:17). When we are thankful, our focus moves off selfish desires and off the pain of current circumstances. It also helps us to remember that God is ultimately in control. Beginning each morning with gratitude will provide you with a great foundation. Prayer is one of the intentional ways you can cultivate a grateful heart for yourself. Start your day off with this prayer for gratitude:

Dear God, I thank you for waking me up today. You have given me another sunrise to enjoy. Thank you for the wonderful sounds of nature and the cool breeze brushing through the trees making the birds sing beautiful melodies. I praise You, Father, for allowing me to live another beautiful day in Your Kingdom. Amen.

A Prayer for Guidance

One of the Bible’s greatest truths is that God wants to guide us. He loves us and because He loves us, He wants what is best for us and is willing to show it to us. As your day progresses, it can be difficult to identify these blessings. Begin your day with this morning prayer for guidance:

Dear Lord, I don’t know who or what will cross my path today. But I do know that You are my rock and my fortress. You are my shield and my strong tower. Help me to anchor myself to You today. Teach me how to stand strong in You and choose only Your way today. Help me walk by Your truth and not my feelings. Help me to embrace anything that comes my way as an opportunity to see You at work and as opportunity to point others to You. Amen.

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