Weekly Prayer Groups
We encourage every member of Reality to meet with two or more other believers to pray for the church once a week. We've created an online guide to help lead you through a 30 minute session of praise and intercession around each week's topic.
This Week's Topic
Pray that we would comfort others just as Jesus has comforted us.
Job 2:7-13
7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. 8 Then Job […]
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7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.
9 His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”
10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”
In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
11 When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. 12 When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him;they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads.13 Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.
1. Begin with praise.
Before we ask God for anything, let's start by remembering and declaring God's character and nature, giving him praise for who He is and what he's done.
Example:
"Lord, You are..."
"Lord we praise You for your..."
"Thank You that You have..."
2. Now, let's ask.
In light of God's character and faithfulness, begin to present your requests to Him. Remember to ask boldly, like a child seeking the help of a father!
Example:
- Pray for the willingness to enter into someone else’s suffering, even when it’s uncomfortable, messy, or inconvenient
- Pray for wisdom to know when to speak and when to remain silent—that God would give you discernment to comfort others with presence rather than empty words
- Pray for those who feel isolated in their suffering—especially those who feel unseen, misunderstood, or alone
3. End with thanks.
Conclude with a time of thanksgiving, trusting that God is faithful to answer our prayers in accordance with His will.
Example:
"Lord we trust you with ________."
"You will be faithful to ________."