{"id":24879,"date":"2026-06-24T04:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/?page_id=24879"},"modified":"2026-06-24T04:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:48:15","slug":"writing-prayers-based-on-scriptures-with-andy-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/id\/writing-prayers-based-on-scriptures-with-andy-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Prayers based on Scriptures with Andy Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24879\" class=\"elementor elementor-24879\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f78dab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f78dab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f253a newTitle e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2f253a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e2671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91e2671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From our Resource Library<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fe46b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24fe46b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c740286 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c740286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ad09b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46ad09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-2-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9436dc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9436dc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa91af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa91af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One structure for prayer is used by the English theologian and archbishop Thomas Cranmer in some of the corporate prayers he wrote for the Book of Common Prayer in the 1500s. The below prayer is probably the best known from that book:<\/p><p><em>\u201cAlmighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid, cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee and worthily magnify thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><h3><strong>There are five components in this prayer structure:<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>First is the address, or a name of God. In this prayer: \u201cAlmighty God.\u201d<\/li><li>Second is doctrine \u2014 a truth about God\u2019s nature or character that forms the basis of the prayer: \u201cunto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid.\u201d<\/li><li>Third is the petition, or request: \u201ccleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/li><li>Fourth is the aspiration \u2014 the result if the request is granted: \u201cthat we may perfectly love thee and worthily magnify thy holy name.\u201d<\/li><li>Fifth is the closing, such as \u201cin Jesus\u2019 name,\u201d remembering Jesus\u2019 mediatorial role. In this prayer: \u201cthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p>When I first learned this structure, I realized I often left out the aspiration, even though it is a powerful part of prayer. Many Bible passages include this kind of statement: \u201cso that we might\u2026\u201d or \u201cso that the world might\u2026\u201d After reading about this structure in a book, I began writing prayers using these five components. Since then, I\u2019ve written hundreds of prayers this way.<\/p><p>We\u2019ll now pray through four sample prayers. After each one, there will be a minute of silent reflection.<\/p><p>The first prayer is from <em>Ezra 9:4\u201315.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cLord our God, the just God, who knows that our iniquities have risen higher than our heads and that our guilt has mounted up to the heavens, yet who punishes us less than we deserve: forgive us our sins, show favor to us, and extend your steadfast love to us, so that our shame might be removed, our eyes might brighten, and we might know your protection. In Jesus\u2019 name we pray, amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Let\u2019s reflect silently on this prayer.<\/p><p>The second prayer is from <em>Psalm 27.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cLord, my light, my salvation, and the stronghold of my life, whose presence chases away fear and gives confidence: hide me in your shelter in the day of trouble. Conceal me under the cover of your tent and lift me high upon a rock, so that I might dwell in your house, gaze upon your beauty all the days of my life, offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, and sing and make melody to you. In Jesus\u2019 name we pray, amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Let\u2019s quietly meditate on this prayer.<\/p><p>The third prayer is from <em>2 Corinthians 12.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cLord God, giver of revelations, whose grace is sufficient and whose power is available, may your power be made perfect in weakness, so that we may not become conceited, but instead live and serve in the strength of Christ. In His name we pray, amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Let\u2019s quietly reflect on this prayer.<\/p><p>The fourth prayer is from <em>Revelation 21:5\u20138.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cJesus, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, who is making all things new and whose words are trustworthy and true: may some who are currently heading toward destruction instead become among the thirsty, to whom you will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. In your name we pray, amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Let\u2019s spend a minute praying for relatives, friends, or co-workers who are not yet believers.<\/p><p>Now we\u2019re going to write a prayer together based on <em>Matthew 9:36\u201338.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cWhen Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, \u2018The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>What could be the address in this prayer? What name of God do you see?<\/p><p>Here is how I would write a prayer from this passage:<\/p><p><em>\u201cJesus, who sees the crowds and has compassion for them, send out laborers into the harvest so that harassed and helpless sheep might find you. For the glory of your name we pray. Amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>You will now have about 15 minutes to write one or two prayers. Choose a passage of Scripture and look for:<\/p><ol><li>A name of God<\/li><li>A truth about God<\/li><li>A petition<\/li><li>An aspiration<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c951d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49c951d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2479bdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2479bdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74cb1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b74cb1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025-Jan-QA-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025-Jan-QA-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025-Jan-QA-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025-Jan-QA-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025-Jan-QA-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025-Jan-QA-2-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025-Jan-QA-2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025-Jan-QA-2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025-Jan-QA-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df25e66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df25e66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c318c94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c318c94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>What do you do when you get stuck writing a prayer?<\/strong><\/h3><p>Sometimes certain passages simply do not fit this structure. The first thing I do is expand the passage. I also ask others what they see in the text because different people notice different things.<\/p><p>And yes, when you get stuck writing a prayer, the first thing to do may simply be to pray.<\/p><h3><strong>Can we combine Scriptures from different parts of the Bible into one prayer?<\/strong><\/h3><p>Yes. The sample prayer from the Book of Common Prayer draws from multiple passages. I\u2019ve done that as well, though I usually prefer focusing on one passage.<\/p><h3><strong>Can we include more than one petition?<\/strong><\/h3><p>Yes. Some Psalms contain many petitions. Sometimes I write short prayers with one petition; other times they are much longer. It depends on the situation. If I\u2019m writing for personal prayer, it may be longer. If I\u2019m sending a prayer to comfort someone, I usually keep it shorter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100fe6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"100fe6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ad972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84ad972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Andy Smith<\/strong> serves with OMF International as a church planter, trainer and leader. He is also a prolific writer publishing dozens of articles and five books. He is currently writing devotional materials for Scripture Union and is working on two new book manuscripts.<\/em><\/p><h3><strong>Related resources<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nqbm90yInCY&amp;list=PLP2DMn25OOPRaSC-lXC8CU1VhFWnNnvUZ&amp;index=80\"><strong>Engaging Head and Heart: Devotional Writing for Today with Tim Gustafson<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I9A5CcMBsSE&amp;list=PLP2DMn25OOPRaSC-lXC8CU1VhFWnNnvUZ&amp;index=175\"><strong>How to Write with a Christian Worldview with Miriam Adeney<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From our Resource Library One structure for prayer is used by the English theologian and archbishop Thomas Cranmer in some of the corporate prayers he wrote for the Book of Common Prayer in the 1500s. 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