Jesus, I praise you for coming to this world and for living with such integrity. You were so amazing and brave to die on the cross. Your suffering showed us how much you love us-you were willing to sacrifice your life for us. Lord, help me to do whatever I can to help others and spread God's word. -Nicole

God, I'm truly sorry that I have sinned against you time after time. You have been so good to me and still I choose things that are wrong. Please help me to resist temptation and evil in the future. God, I humbly ask you for forgiveness for all my sins. Please give me your blessing this day. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen. -Brianna

"God, things are out of balance in the world. Some people have lots and others don't have enough. Some countries are so powerful and others can't get the help they need. Some people are hungry and sick and others waste food and throw away clothes when they get tired of them. God, inspire governments and world leaders to realize that power and money aren't the most important things, and to work to eliminate hunger, unemployment and disease. God, grant us the desire to understand other cultures and give us peace in our day. Amen. -Liz

I need prayer. I am really struggling a LOT right now. Since I was about six my dad has verbally abused me, and on occasion physically. When I was twelve, my great-grandfather started molesting me. And then seventeen days ago... this hurts me the most, I was raped when I was leaving work. I feel so dirty and used and abused and ashamed and I don't know what else. I feel like I'll never be clean. I have so much hatred in my heart right now. I hate my life. I want to kill myself to get away from the pain! It hurts! I can't handle it anymore! PLEASE HELP! - Anonymous

Father, drinking has taken over my life: bring me back to you. Alcohol clouds my judgment: give me your guidance. It brings me further into sin: make me pure of heart. Father, you and only you can help me. I understand that without you I am weak. I need you to guide my actions and my words. I am lost, Lord, bring me home. -Jan

Dear Jesus, many times I go along with a group of friends and do something I shouldn't be doing, just so they'll like me. Help me to stand up to my peers and do what is right. -Melissa

Father, you've created me in your beautiful image and likeness. In my heart, I know you love me, but I'm constantly confronted with the picture that society paints as beautiful. Help me to realized that you truly know each hair on my head, each gleam of light in my eyes, and every wrinkle when I smile. You mold me as a potter shapes a piece of clay, perfecting each part with your loving hands. I'm the child you envisioned I would be. I am perfect in your eyes, and each day you look upon me in love. Let me always remember that you've created me uniquely and beautifully. Help me to see you each day when I look in the mirror, and to realize that physical beauty is so small in comparison to the beauty of who I am. Amen. -Joan

Dear God, I don't know what's happening, but I need your help. I want to understand love, but all I can think about is sex. I don't want to be obsessed by it or afraid of it, but sometimes I feel like I'm both! Sex is supposed to be a gift for marriage, but I'm struggling to understand it now. I don't want to be immature about it, but I just don't know how to handle things: my feelings change, my attitudes change; I feel curious and then nervous and then guilty and then anxious. Please, God, just help me to live faithfully and with integrity, bringing my confusion to you with straightforward confidence in your all-powerful love for me. Guide me, Lord! Amen. -Juanita

Dear Lord, help me to know that I am your beloved, created in your image. Help me to realize that you created me to be me, and no one else, and that I am irreplaceable and wonderful in your eyes. Your fingers fashioned me in my mother's womb: I am your treasure. Help me to see that beauty is something that you have placed within me. It's not something that I can put on or take off. I have to uncover it. Help me to know that my worth isn't based on what anyone thinks of me. Help me to believe that I have dignity, as your precious child, forever. And help me to always see the dignity in others, too. Amen. -Melissa

Lord, I appreciate my relationship with family and friends, but lately, I feel kind of obsessed about finding "that special someone." I'm always searching for a special relationship, someone to go out with on the weekend, someone to call every night. Lord, help me to know that it's okay not to be dating right now. It's hard to feel like I'm alone when everyone else "has someone," but help me to feel secure in who I am. Help me to grow closer to you, Lord, and to enjoy the good things in my life. Thank you, Lord. Amen. -Daisy