Are you praying The Chosen Prayer?
A look at a simple communal plea that just might change the world
Praying with others is a gift God gives us. It spurs our faith, and it invites a wider and deeper perspective of God’s faithfulness. No wonder Jesus began the prayer-of-all-prayers—The Lord’s Prayer—with “Our Father.” But this, too: our united prayers set heaven-moving-earth work into motion. As Jesus said, "If two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven" (Matthew 18:19, NIV).
With this passion for united prayer—and belief in its shaping power—Come and See invites you to start praying The Chosen Prayer, a simple communal plea that just might change the world.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe. You made us creative because you created first.
We thank You for using the ordinary and the broken, so please use us and please use The Chosen.
May the stories they share be the loaves and the fish that You multiply, so the multitudes see Jesus.
Send Your Gospel through The Chosen to those who have not heard. Bring them close to Jesus. Let them encounter Him in Your Word.
Daily provide the manna The Chosen team members need, so more people can meet Jesus, so all nations can come and see.
There’s a story behind this little prayer, and I think you’ll love hearing it in the video interview just below that I did with Mart Green, a member of Come and See’s Board of Trustees and an active part of the Prayer Crew.
Watch as Mart first shares the moment he felt a clear calling from the Holy Spirit to assist Dallas and Amanda Jenkins in bringing their vision for The Chosen to life, and how in moments like these, we don't need to know all the details, we just need to show up together and trust God’s guidance in a posture of prayer. Mart then shares the story behind The Chosen Prayer—how it was written and how it’s become a cornerstone for our Prayer Crew, giving us shared language for united prayer.
Check it out:
Since Mart and I spoke, our Prayer Crew has actually grown from 97,000 to 129,000 partners (and counting!). Just imagine what might happen if we all started praying The Chosen Prayer together.
Actually, we’re doing it! And this just might change the world.
Praying for you and with you,
Laura Gish
Prayer Coordinator
Come and See Foundation
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I love helping people pray. And this is the work I coordinate through Come and See! I believe every follower of Jesus can experience the awe-inspiring power of prayer. Jesus’ life and teaching shows us the beauty and mystery of this spiritual practice. Talking with God as Jesus taught makes the unimaginable possible – and it changes us in the process. For the last 13 years, I’ve helped to mobilize, resource and direct praying communities to rally around the transformational experience of collective prayer. Together, let’s join in prayer for the message of Jesus to reach 1 billion people through The Chosen!