Loneliness | Daily Pause to Pray and Praise | Bishop Janes UMC | July 17, 2026

START or end your day centered in God's presence with us via scripture, reflection, and prayer.
ALL are welcome - whether you're part of our congregation, exploring faith, or simply seeking a quiet moment with God.
HOW to participate:
+Have your Bible ready or use www.biblegateway.com/?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv4_a1den5eru5hxyi
+Comment below with a quick greeting along with your prayer requests, joys, and concerns - we'll lift them up together
PRAYER FOCUS OF THE WEEK: Perseverance
GREETINGS
AFFIRMATION
PSALM PRAYER
SCRIPTURES
Refer to your own Bible or visit www.biblegateway.com/?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv4_a1den5eru5hxyi
SILENT REFLECTIONS ON SCRIPTURES
REFLECTIONS
By Various Authors in A GUIDE TO PRAYER FOR ALL WHO WALK WITH GOD, etc.
PRAYERS FOR THE WORLD, FOR OTHERS, FOR OURSELVES
*Comment below with your intentions, joys and concerns so we might pray with you now and afterward*
LORD'S / OUR FATHER PRAYER
(in the version or language as you know)
Our God/Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen.
OFFERING OF SELF TO GOD
BLESSING
Content adapted by Rev. Wen-Ling Lai from "Perseverance" pp 252-259, in A Guide to Prayer for All Who Walk with God edited by Rueben P. Job, Norman Shawchuck, John S. Mogabgab, published by Upper Room Books (2013).