“Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.”
Isaiah 11:1
Advent Devotional: A Prayer for Each Day of Advent
A free Advent devotional by email. Each morning from the first Sunday of Advent, 29 November, to Christmas Eve, you get one verse from the Bible and one short prayer to go with it. You can pray each one aloud in less than a minute.
26 prayers · by email · free
What you get
- 26 mornings, from Sunday 29 November to Thursday 24 December.
- One verse and one prayer each day, with a sentence or two on why the verse belongs to Advent.
- The Advent story in order: Israel’s long wait, the prophets, John the Baptist, Mary and Joseph, and Christmas Eve.
- Free, by email. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe link.
A sample day
Sunday 29 November
Day 1: More than watchmen wait for the morning
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.
Psalm 130:5-6 (BSB)
Today is the first Sunday of Advent, a word that means “coming.” For four weeks Christians remember the long wait for the Messiah and look ahead to Christ’s return, and Psalm 130 puts that waiting into words.
Lord, I begin Advent where this psalm begins: waiting for you. You know what I am waiting for this year, the prayers with no answer yet and the people I worry about. I put them in your hands, and I put my hope in your word. Teach me to wait like a watchman in the night, awake and sure that morning will come. In these four weeks, make room in me for Jesus, who came once as a child in Bethlehem and will come again. Amen.
Questions
When does it start?
On Sunday 29 November 2026, the first Sunday of Advent. The last prayer comes on the morning of Christmas Eve, Thursday 24 December.
What if I join late?
You start with the next prayer to go out and continue with everyone else to Christmas Eve. The prayers follow the calendar, so each one fits the day it arrives. Prayers sent before you joined are not sent again.
Is it free?
Yes. There is nothing to buy and no card to enter.
Which Bible do you use?
The Berean Standard Bible, a modern English translation in the public domain. The prayers are new, written for this series, and are meant for Christians of every church.
The picture at the top: The Tree of Jesse, painted in the circle of Geertgen tot Sint Jans, about 1500, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.