Evening Prayer for Thursday, August 22, 2024
Praying the Scriptures
Thursday Evening Prayer
August 22, 2024
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? … Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him. (Psalm 42:1–2, 5)
Heavenly Father,
As the deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for You, O God. In the quiet of this evening, my soul thirsts for You, the living God. When shall I come and behold Your face in worship?
In moments of despair, when my soul is cast down within me, I remember You from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from the hill Mizar. Your steadfast love by day and Your song in the night guide me.
I will yet praise You for the help of Your presence. O God, my rock and my redeemer, let Your hope rise within me like the morning, casting out all shadows and filling my heart with Your peace.
As I rest tonight, I hold onto Your promises. Renew my spirit, calm my thoughts, and let me wake to a new day, refreshed and ready to walk in Your light.
Amen.
May this prayer bring you peace and comfort as you end your day.
The Bible passages come from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Bible, copyrighted © 1989, 1993 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America and are used by permission. All rights reserved. Praying the Scriptures is penned daily by Kenny Sallee, ThM.
