Daily Bible Verses

Heavenly father
give us grace to allow courage rather than fear motivate us today 

56 But all this has happened that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.”
Then all the disciples left him and fled.

God is our refuge and strength,
    a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes,
    though the mountains are shaken into…

2 Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh,
    or fully declare all his praise?
3 Blessed are those who keep justice.
    Blessed is…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to avoid the temptation of living in secret.

55 In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, 
“Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? 
I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me.…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to put into your hand those things which are beyond our ability to  sort out

3 When she could no longer hide him, 
she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. 
She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to life in all its eternal fulness 

13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God,
that you may know that you have eternal life, 
and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

 …

Heavenly father
give us grace today to live by the power of love, not the sword

51 Behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword…

Praise Yahweh!
    Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
    for his loving kindness endures forever.
 

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be truly loving to those closest to us. 

48 Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him.” 
49 Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.
…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to know when is the time to wait and not take drastic action 

1 A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife. 
2 The woman conceived and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace to find life in Christ today 

10 He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. 
He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.
11 The…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to turn away from violence 

47 While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, 
and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 
 

42 For he remembered his holy word,
    and Abraham, his servant.
43 He brought his people out with joy,
    his…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be awake and alert and prayerful

43 He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 
44 He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words. 
45 Then he came to his…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to fear you and have the courage to do what is right

15 The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah, 
16 and he said, “When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool, …

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to be immersed in Christ, remembering both the water of baptism and the blood of the cross

6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; 
not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. 
It is the Spirit who testifies,…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to do your will

42 Again, a second time he went away and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”

“Tell the daughter of Zion,
    behold, your King comes to you,
    humble, and riding on a donkey,
    on a colt, the…

39 He spread a cloud for a covering,
    fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails,
    and satisfied…

Heavenly father
give us grace in our spirits to do your will today, particularly when our bodies are weak. 

40 He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour? 
…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to find hope when we are afflicted. 

12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. 
They started to dread the children of Israel. 
13 The Egyptians ruthlessly made the…

Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to believe in (the ways of) Jesus, particularly when faced with worldly difficulties 

4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. 
This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. 
5 Who is he who overcomes the…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to desire to do your will

39 He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, 
“My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

1 Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked,
    nor stand on the path of sinners,
    nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
…

36 He struck also all the firstborn in their land,
    the first fruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought them out with silver and gold.
    …