Scripture:
Matthew 5:14-16
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Let us pray:
Lord, today I pray for the peace of Jerusalem and for Your peace and safety in my city of _________________. Lord, teach every one of Your children in my city what it means to let their light shine. Wipe off the dirty “lens” on Your “lighthouses” so that nothing hinders Your light from shining clearly through us. Help all of Your children to begin to ask You for more of Your light to shine through them. (add your own prayers)
(consider praying this prayer for another city, perhaps where you have friends and family.)
And add this personal prayer:
Show Us Your Glory, Lord. Let us be Your “candles” in this dark world. Light our “wicks” in 2026!
A thought on prayer:
“The churches are the candlesticks, the golden candlesticks, in which these lights are placed, that they light may be diffused; and the gospel is so strong a light, and carries with it so much of its own evidence, that, like a city on a hill, it cannot be hid, it cannot but appear to be from God to all those who do not wilfully shut their eyes against it. It will give light to all that are in the house, to all that will draw near to it, and come where it is.” ~Matthew Henry
A Song for Today: (I just discovered this one and loved it!)
Rhythms of Grace 