Mark 12:30-32
We love our neighbor because we love our God and because he first loved us. Spend some time loving God through prayer as you endeavor to love your neighbor. Pray for God’s heart to be yours.Here are some prayers to begin with:
Pray for the families in your neighborhood that you know—if you know them by name, pray specifically for them and any needs they might have. Pray for God to soften their hearts to hear His Gospel.
Pray for the families in your neighborhood that you do not know. Pray for opportunities to get to know them. Pray for opportunities to demonstrate God’s love to them.
Pray for those neighbors that have acted cruelly toward you (Matt 5:44). Pray for opportunities to smooth out tensions, as you take the first step toward reconciliation.
Pray for God to grow your compassion for your neighbors and to see them how God sees them (Col 3:12).
Pray for God’s Spirit would move in your neighborhood, doing the work God promised (John 16:8-11).
Pray that God would continue to send workers to carry out the mission of living the Gospel (Matt 9:38). Pray that God would continue to bring people to Mystery to help further God’s Kingdom.
Pray for Mystery to reflect the glory of God (John 17:21-23). Pray also that Mystery would speak and live the Gospel clearly (Col 4:3-5).