A Daily Prayer Journal “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever” (Isaiah 40:8).
Jn.19:28-30 March 29, 2024 You Thirst For Me, Lord.
My Thirsting Jesus, Youthirst for me. You desire my love, my soul, and my salvation, and I willingly give it all to You! I love You so deeply, with all my heart and being. Thank You, sweet Jesus, for Your unfailing love and grace. I am grateful for the gift of your precious blood that was poured out for my salvation. I place my complete trust in You, dearest Jesus. Amen!
Mt.26:14-16. March 27, 2024. Help me to avoid evil and empty promises, Lord.
My most loving Jesus, please guide me to always choose good over evil and to reject empty promises. Please provide me with my daily sustenance, Lord, and protect me from becoming fixated on wealth to the point of self-destruction like Judas. I trust in your loving care and divine providence for me. I am sorry for any moments in which I may have betrayed you through my actions towards others, Lord. Please grant me the grace to never despair, but rather to have the courage to overcome all trials and temptations in my life. Dearest Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.
Jn.13:31-32. March 26, 2024. To you be all the glory, O Lord.
Jesus, my savior, I give you all the glory, praise, and adoration for saving me by any means necessary. Your tragic and horrible death was not in vain, for it won my salvation. You are a wonderful friend, and I will elevate your name above all others, for you are my Lord and my God. You turned every evil done to you into good for God’s glory, and I am confident that you will continue to do the same for me. I will glorify you with my whole being. Thank you, Jesus. I trust in you, Lord. Amen.
Jn.12:4-5. March 25, 2024. Help me in my act of love and devotion to you, O Lord
My sacrificial Jesus, as we remembered your Pascal mysteries this week, O Lord, help me in my acts of love and devotion to you. Lord, you are worthy of all praise and honor. My sacrificial Jesus, I trust in you. Amen
Jn.11:47-48. March 23, 2024. Jesus, I know you are the Lord, the promised Messiah.
“My Loving Jesus, You are so good and can turn any situation for our good. You saved me from the persecution and cruelty shown to You. Let worldly fame not intoxicate me, O Lord, for I know You are my Messiah, my Lord, and my God. Let me always stand for the truth. My Jesus, I trust in You. Amen.”
Jn.10:37-39. March 22, 2024. If I can’t meet You in public let me meet You in the desert, Lord.
O Lord my God, help me move away from my busy life to find peace and hope in your presence for my soul is longing and thirsting for you. If I can’t meet You in public let me meet You in the desert of my heart, Lord. Help me to listen to your word and respond with complete generosity.
John 8:58-59. March 21. Help me to encounter you every moment of my life, lord.
My Omnipresent God, I AM, your existence transience all generations, you are always there with your people. You are not a God of the past or the future, you are now and at all times. You are here and now, O Lord, help me to encounter you in every moment of my life. I leave the past and the future in your hands. My Omnipresent God, I worship you. Amen
Jn.8:32-32. March 20, 2024. Grant me the understanding of your word, that I may truly know you, O Lord.
“My God of truth, Jesus, it is your wish that I remain in your word if I desire to be your disciple. Only then, would I know the truth that comes solely from you – the truth that would set me free. Please help me comprehend your words so that I may know you, Lord. May I know You, the Truth, and also live You, the Truth. My Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.”
Mt.1:24. March 19, 2024. Saint Joseph, you are the head of my family too.
O Holy and Righteous Saint Joseph, head of the Holy Family of Nazareth, be the head of my family too. You are a righteous man who listens and hears what God says to you and obeys. You teach me obedience and how to love. Intercede for us and the whole world through your foster Son, our Lord Jesus. Amen
Jn.8:7. March 18, 2023. What a loving and compassionate Lord you are, Jesus.
My compassionate Jesus, you never stop showing love and compassion toward me. You forgive me when I beg for pardon without judging me. What a loving and compassionate Lord you are. Help me never to dig into others’ sins but have compassion and love them as you love. Let me be able to imitate your compassionate heart always. My Jesus, I trust in you. Amen
Jn.12:27-28. March 17, 2024. May temptation never scare me, Lord
My all-knowing Jesus, your human experience teaches me every day. You resisted temptation even when your heart was troubled and brought your focus back to your mission through encouragement from your Father. You glorified your Father by doing His will repeatedly. Oh Lord my God, in times of trouble and temptation, I will not flee but look up to you. You will take away my fears and renew my spirit, for you are my confidence and strength. My Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.
Jesus, you are my lord and my all.
You are my Lord and my all sweet Jesus, let nothing deny me from this single truth that you are my Lord and my God, the Savior of the universe. Give me the grace to stand firm from the intimidation of the evil one for you are my Lord and my all. My Jesus, I trust in you Amen.
Jn.7:1-2;10. March 15, 2024. You reveal your divine presence every day, Lord.
My ever-present Lord, you are with us even when we do not realize it. Your presence brings transformation and clarity to the doubtful. Help me to listen, believe, and continue to journey with you for you are always close. Walk with me through this earthly pilgrimage and never abandon me on the way. As in the Feast of Tabernacles, pitch your tent over mine and let me live, move, and have my being in you. My ever-present Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.
Jn.5:44. March 14, 2025. May I be able to praise and encourage goodness, Lord
My precious Lord Jesus, I praise and thank you for your love for mankind. Let my heart and mouth be open to the praise of good. Let me be able to praise and encourage the good in others and never flatter. May the misguided praise from others not lead me astray too. May all the praise I offer and receive be grounded in your truth, My trustworthy Jesus, I trust in you. Amen
Jn.5:25-26. March 13, 2024 Make me one with you too, O Jesus.
My Trinitarian Jesus, You are one with your Father, you do only what you see Him do. He loves you and you love Him. He is one with you. He shows you everything and He will show you greater things for He is one with you. Dear Lord make me one with you too that I may be able to do the things you do and also share in the divine life of your Father and the Holy Spirit. My Trinitarian Jesus, I trust in you. Amen
Jn.5:5-6. March 12, 2023, Your heart is full of compassion, Lord.
My Lord of patience and hope, You give us what we desire and much more. Your heart is full of compassion for your children. Fill me with the virtue of patience and endurance. Fill me with hope within and strength in longanimity. My Jesus I trust in you. Amen
Jn.4:46-48. March 11, 2024. You are a God of abundant mercy, Lord.
All-powerful Jesus, your ways are far above man’s understanding. You are a God of abundant mercy. You performed miracles out of your abundant mercy and love for all your people who find it hard to believe through faith alone. Help me, dear Lord, to develop faith not by seeing external signs but by trusting and believing still till the end that you are the Lord of my life. My Jesus, I trust in you. Amen
Jn.3:14-15. March 10, 2024. You were lifted that we may live, Lord
My saving Jesus, you surrendered your life to the Cross that we may live. May I never fail to turn my gaze towards you all the days of my life for you are my salvation? Your words are truth and life Lord, and they will always come to pass. You accepted to be lifted for our salvation, what a great gift you gave us. May I be humble to savor the full meaning of your saving words and power in my life? My great Savior, I trust in you. Amen.
Mk. 12:29-30. March 8, 2024. I hold nothing back Jesus.
Almighty Lord, you demand that I love my God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I offer you all, sweet Jesus, holding nothing back for you are all I need, all I want, and all I have now and forever. Let me love you in myself and others, Lord. Give me the fulness of your love, let it overflow. Help me never to love my passion and drive in life more than you. My Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.
Lk.11:20. March 7, 2024. Jesus, you are my lord and my God.
All power belongs to you, Lord Jesus, and there is none to compare with you. You made the dumb to speak today. To you be all the honor, glory, and adoration because you are my Lord and my God. May your kingdom come upon me, and all of mine now and forever. Teach me your ways and let me never forget that you are Lord of all. My Jesus, I trust in you. Amen
Mt.5:17-18. March 6, 2024 Every day you call me to perfection, Lord.
My fulfilling Lord, you came to fulfill the law a lesson that I should strive to be perfect every day by keeping your commands. Give me the grace I need for on my own I can’t be perfect as you are perfect. Open my mind to understand this high calling. My perfect Jesus, I trust in you. Amen
Mt. 18:21-22. March 5, 2024. Help me to forgive others, Lord.
My forgiving Lord, thank you for your willingness to forgive me over and over again. Teach me to forgive as you forgive. Unforgiveness brings only torture and pain into one’s life. How I hate to withhold forgiveness. Dearest Jesus, help me to forgive others with all my heart so that your peace may reign in my life. Let me not judge or condemn but just forgive. My Jesus, I trust in you. Amen
Lk.4:28-30. March 4, 2024. You would rescue me when the time comes, Lord.
Amid trials and temptations, you are there with me. You never leave me alone. You rescue me at the right time, Lord, even without my knowledge. In my life dear Lord, permit only what will be for your greater glory and the salvation of souls. Redeem every injustice and pain in my life for Your glory. My Jesus, I trust in you, Amen.
Lk. 15. 22 – 24. March 2, 2024. I know you love me at all times, O my God.
My compassionate Lord, you are compassionate beyond measure. No matter how far I go from you, O Lord when I come back you receive me lovingly. What a loving Father you are. Give me a heart like yours with an abundance of mercy for others. Let me not be jealous of what others have and treat others always with mercy. Thank you for your mercy, Lord. Amen
Mt.21:42. March 1, 2024. Help me bear good fruits, Lord.
My Lord of all goodness, you desire that I grow and bear good fruits so your kingdom would not be taken away from me. In moments when my desire to do good is hard, Lord help me in your goodness to persevere. Be the motivation and end goal of my being and services to others. Use me for the upbringing of your kingdom instead. My sweet Jesus, I trust in you. Amen
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