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Summary
- Paul asked the churches to pray that he would speak the gospel boldly (Ephesians 6:19), that the word would spread (2 Thessalonians 3:1), that he would be delivered from harm and come to them with joy (Romans 15:30–32).
- Short prayers cover a pastor’s sermon, rest, family, criticism and conflict, counseling, integrity, illness, a new pastor, elders and ministry leaders, and thanks for a pastor.
- Traditional prayers for clergy are quoted from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, Archbishop John Carroll’s prayer of 1800 and the Orthodox Great Litany.
- Aaron and Hur holding up Moses’ hands (Exodus 17:12) is the Old Testament picture of supporting a leader.
- Paul told churches to “esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake” (1 Thessalonians 5:13) and that “they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:14).
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (1611), text of Project Gutenberg eBook no. 10 (Exodus 17:12; Jeremiah 3:15; Mark 6:31; Romans 15:30–32; 1 Corinthians 9:14; Galatians 6:6, 9; Ephesians 6:19; Colossians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13; 2 Thessalonians 3:1–2; Hebrews 13:18). https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10
- The Book of Common Prayer (Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.), Standard Book of 1928. Morning Prayer, “A Prayer for the Clergy and People,” p. 18. PDF facsimile: https://www.artisticdailyprayers.org/uploads/3/0/1/6/30164961/bcp1928std.pdf
- A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Catholic Laity, prepared and published by order of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore. New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1888. “Prayer for Authorities,” composed by Archbishop Carroll, 1800, pp. 56–57. https://archive.org/details/AManualOfPrayers1888
- “John Carroll.” The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03381b.htm
- Hapgood, Isabel Florence, trans. Service Book of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic (Greco-Russian) Church. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1906. Great Vespers, the Great Litany, p. 5; Matins, the Great Litany. https://www.ponomar.net/data/hapgood.pdf
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