Kinds of Prayer

Thanks …………………..…Psalm 9

Praise ……………………... Psalm 92:4-5

Trust ……………………..... Psalm 18:1-2, Psalm 23

Confession ………………... Psalm 51 (especially vv. 1-2)

Anger or Sadness …………. Psalm 13, Psalm 22

Emergency ………………....Psalm 7:1-2

Guidance ………………….. Psalm 25:4-5

Prayer for others …………...Psalm 72

Listening …………………...Psalm 62:1-2, Ecclesiastes 5:1

Often when people pray, they spend almost all of their time asking God to meet their needs. Here is a pattern for a more balanced and healthy prayer life:

PTCMO (Please Take Care of My Otter)

Praise – telling God what you like about him

Thanks – thanking God for what he has done

Confession – apologizing for our wrongs and admitting our dependence upon God

Myself – requests for our own lives

Others – requests for others

DOUBTER’S PRAYER:

God, I’m not sure you even exist or care about me, but if you do, I would like to get to know you. If you’re real, please show yourself to me.

Famous Prayers in the Bible

These are some prayers from the Bible that Christians down through the centuries have prayed anew for themselves or others. You also might benefit from praying them word for word or from rephrasing them into your own words.

The Lord’s Prayer: Matthew 6:9-13

“Our Father who art in heaven,

hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come.

Your will be done,

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread,

Forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

Lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil.

For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.

Amen.”

Psalm 23

“The LORD is my shepherd;

I have everything I need.

He lets me rest in green meadows;

He leads me beside peaceful streams.

He renews my strength.

He guides me along right paths,

bringing honor to his name.

Even when I walk

through the dark valley of death,

I will not be afraid,

for you are close beside me.

Your rod and your staff

protect and comfort me.

You prepare a feast for me

in the presence of my enemies.

You welcome me as a guest,

anointing my head with oil.

My cup overflows with blessings.

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me

all the days of my life,

And I will live in the house of the LORD forever.”