Welcome to Daily Prayer with myself, Reverend Ben Cooper. Wherever you are in the world, thank you for making daily prayer part of your life and part of your day. As
we pray together, as we lock across the world, let's stay connected, let's get in the rhythm of prayer. We're coming out of this beautiful book of Psalms 94, verse 19. This is the title, Jesus. When anxiety rises, draw me, draw me and quieten every troubled thought. Holy Spirit, when anxiety rises, draw us and quieten every troubled thought. Spirit
of the living God. Lord, we lean in to the word of God. Father, we come to the cross of Calvary. Lord, we are watching many things happen across the platform of life. And Lord, we are worried about the price of the barrel of oil. Lord, we are worried about the interest rates. We're worried, dear God, about our lives, our jobs, the prospect of what lies ahead. So Lord, right now, Lord, through these early doors, Lord, will you stop right now? This fear that is holding me, this fear that is keeping me alert, sharp, dear God. This thought, Lord, is going in my head. Lord, these racing thoughts. Lord, I'm worried about the diesel. We're worried about the petrol. We're worried about the shipping lanes of life. Spirit of the living
God, we come to you right now in the name of Jesus. And Lord, we call to you and we say, Holy Spirit, Lord, right now at these early hours, Lord, the overthinking of this night. Lord, we're weary and we're tired. Father, the fear of night, we need peace. We need peace. But Father, we lean in. Lord, there's nowhere else for us to go. And Lord, we need these battles of these thoughts. Or these battles, Father God, that are in our mind. Lord, this anxious thought keeps rising. It keeps lifting. And I can't seem to suppress it. I can't seem to hold it back. Father, it's just about to explode. Lord, and it takes me down a rabbit warren. It takes me down a cul de sac. It takes me to a place where I can't seem to recover. And Lord, I need you to help me to recover from the anxious thoughts, the doubts and the worries and the fears. Holy Spirit, Lord, we're overthinking tonight. Jesus, when anxiety rises, draw us into a deeper walk with you. Holy Spirit, when anxiety rises, take us into a deeper prayer time with you. But right now, Lord, before the sun rises in a few hours, from every battle, from every forecourt of life, to every diesel pump of life, to every petrol pump of life, Father, to the shopping trolley of life, to the worries and to the fears. Holy Spirit, Lord, will you take away, dear God, the thought and the worry of the rent increase, the mortgage increase,
the bills. Holy Spirit, Lord, we are anxious. We are overthinking. God, we need you in our lives. Lord, as we stretch out from London, Father, we broadcast from London all the way to Manila, from Manila, all the way to Tokyo, from Tokyo to China, from China to Asia. Father, we are praying that the love of God will just carry us because Lord, holy God, we come to you through Psalm 94, verse 19. When anxiety was great amongst me, your love brought me joy. Father, as the psalmist writes, when anxiety was great within me, Father, when anxiety was rising within me, Lord, your love carried me through. Father, we need you. And right now we lean into the word of God. Lord, as we lean into Scripture, Jesus, draw each and every one of us closer to you.
Lord, I don't want to be led by anxiety. I don't want to led by fear. I don't want to be led by doubt. Lord, we want to live by faith. Lord, we want to walk in the glory from the battlefield to the boardroom, from the petrol pump to the car, from the car to the van, to the field of life, to every scenario under the sun. Jesus, carry us right now. But Lord, help us to be focused on the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Father, thank you that you are stripping away anxiety, overthinking, and God, we need you. Come, Holy Spirit. Wherever you are, I will catch you at the next prayer.