2 Corinthians 1:3-11Dear Father, great and gentle one,Blessed are you, God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ. You are the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.You comfort us in our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort others who are in affliction with the same comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by you.You enable us to know that as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we shall share abundantly in comfort too.Thank you that our suffering is not meaningless, but is for the comfort and salvation of others. Thank you for a hope that cannot be shaken.Jesus has taught to besiege you with constant prayer. Here we are again, coming in his name. Amen.Ⓒ 1996-2025 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is also available as a book.

1 Corinthians 16:13-20Dear Father,In watchfulness, may I stand firm in faith, be courageous, and be strong. Let everything I do be done in love. Help me to subject myself to those in your church who have devoted themselves to serving all the saints and to refreshing the spirits of your servants. May I be a true fellow worker and sincere laborer in your vineyard, always extending joyous greetings and sincere blessings to brothers and sisters in Christ.Most of all, help me to love the LORD Jesus Christ with all my heart and soul. If anyone has no love for the LORD, let him be accursed. Maranatha! LORD Jesus, come. Come now in spiritual presence. Come finally in visible manifestation! Amen.May the love and the grace of the LORD Jesus, in whose name I pray, be with us for ever and ever. Amen.Ⓒ 1996-2025 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is also available as a book.

1 Corinthians 16:1-12Dear Father,Give me the discipline to set something aside from my earnings every week to subsidize your work around the world.May I then administer this money wisely and honorably. Open wide the doors for effective work for your kingdom.May I willingly give to help your worthy servants. Let me give hospitality and support to those who travel.May your love and the grace of the LORD Jesus be with them and us for ever and ever. Amen.Ⓒ 1996-2025 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is also available as a book.

1 Corinthians 15:58Dear Father,Thank you for the assurance that my work for you will never be lost. The LORD Jesus promised that even a cup of cold water given in his name will not lose its reward.May I be zealous, steadfast, and immovable, always abounding in the work of the LORD and utterly counting on you.I trust you, LORD, because I believe that my efforts for you are not in vain. May I always give myself fully to your work, knowing that anything else I might accomplish in this life will have no value in eternity.In the name of your son, my Savior and LORD, I pray. Amen.Ⓒ 1996-2025 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is also available as a book.

1 Corinthians 15:51-57Dear Father, keeper of every promise,Thank you for disclosing to us the mystery of what is to come! Keep us looking forward to that moment when we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.Thank you that some of us will not even have to die but will rise to meet the Savior in the air.Praise be to you, Almighty Father. By your will the last trumpet will sound. The dead will be raised imperishable. We shall all be changed. You will make our perishable nature imperishable, our mortal nature immortal.Then you will bring to pass what is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory." "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"Thanks be to you, gracious Father, for making us more than conquerors now and for guaranteeing us final victory through our LORD Jesus Christ!In the name of Jesus I lift my voice to you on high. Amen.Ⓒ 1996-2025 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates Eldon Degge and Meridian Publishing for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is also available as a book.