Keep returning to it with humility, expecting God to make it clear in time

Assume it must mean whatever feels easiest right now

If you would like to receive Jesus, pray this with me: Lord Jesus, I confess that I have sinned and I need your mercy. I believe you died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sin and trust you as my Lord. Open my heart to your word, give me new life, and teach me to follow you. Amen.

Receive New Life

Lord, revive your Church where we have grown careless with your Scriptures. Give us humble hearts that keep listening, waiting, and learning until your truth is clear. Let the hope of resurrection shape our worship, our preaching, and our lives, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Wake Your People to Your Word

Thank God for his written word, for truth worth waiting on, and for the hope of life beyond death.

Thank You for Patient Truth

Father, when I do not yet understand your word, keep me from pride and despair. Give me patience to keep seeking, grace to ask for help, and trust that you will lead me into understanding in your timing, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Help Me When I Do Not Understand

Pray for people confused by a hard passage, for believers who need humility to keep learning, and for teachers who can point others toward the hope of resurrection.

For Those Wrestling With Scripture

Pray by naming the passage, admitting what you do not yet understand, asking God for patience and insight, and asking him to show you the hope or obedience the text calls for.

Praying Over a Hard Passage

οὐδέπω{oo-DE-po###oo-DEH-poh###not yet} γὰρ{GAR###GAHR###for} ᾔδεισαν{EE-DEE-san###EEH-DEEH-sahn###they knew} τὴν{TEEN###TEEHN###the} γραφὴν{ghra-FEEN###ghrah-FEEN###Scripture} ὅτι{HO-ti###HOH-tih###that} δεῖ{DEE###DEE###must} αὐτὸν{af-TON###ahf-TOHN###him} ἐκ{ek###ehk###from} νεκρῶν{neh-KRON###neh-KROHN###the dead} ἀναστῆναι.{a-na-STEE-ne###ah-na-STEE-neh###to rise}

John 20:9 — FormalTAB

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