52 Prayers from the Bible

Prayer of Blessing

²² The LORD spoke to Moses: ²³ "Tell Aaron and his sons how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: ²⁴ The LORD bless you and protect you; ²⁵ the LORD make His face shine on you, and be gracious to you; ²⁶ the LORD look with favor on you and give you peace. ²⁷ In this way they will put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them." (Numbers 6:22-27)

1. Circle the action words (verbs) in this passage that refer to what God intends to do?
2. How many are there? And what are they?
3. Why do you think this blessing is still used today?
4. Is it appropriate to use this blessing today?
5. How can you make sure this blessing is applicable to your life?
6. How can this blessing inform our prayers today?

Scripture courtesy of BibleGateway.com. All Scripture text is from the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved. "52 Prayers from the Bible" is Copyright © 2009 by Kevin Binkley and Emmanuel Baptist Church of Rochester, Minnesota.