7 Days of Prayer: Sunday, 2 March 2025

By Justin Long

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Join us in beseeching (δέομαι) the Lord of the Harvest this week for…

2nd March. We are in the midst of praying for Muslims for the 30 days of Ramadan. We are praying especially that Jesus would be revealed to Muslims through dreams and visions. Pray also for believers to interact in discerning and wise ways with Muslim neighbors during this time. If you want to join in the larger 30 days of prayer campaign, prayer guides are here.

3rd. Let’s pray together for the cease-fire in Gaza to continue, and for a solution for a longer-term peace to be found. There are a number of sticking points to the negotiations. Hamas does not want to disarm or leave its place of influence, Israel does not want to permit Hamas to stay, and the surrounding Arab governments do not want to receive additional refugees or take a governing role, although they are seemingly willing to chip in for reconstruction. During this time a number of believers and missions are working in the region; pray that they will have many opportunities to be a blessing (this article is just one example.)

4th. We continue to pray for an end to the “wars and rumors of war” in Ukraine, Sudan, DR Congo, Myanmar, the Sahel, and elsewhere, and for the believers caught up in the midst of these conflicts. In many of these, there are unique opportunities for the Gospel to spread and believers to be a blessing, but there is also horrific violence and much ongoing trauma. None of the conflicts seem close to finishing–in fact, most could continue on for years, settle into patterns of warfare, and redraw the lines on the map.

5th. This article in the NYT is the story of a young Christian convert who fled Iran for the United States, only to run into the new deportation policies there. Many refugees, even religious refugees, are running into the political issues related to immigration and asylum, in many nations around the world, not just the US. These issues are varied and difficult, and many people have very strong opinions about them. Today, let’s pray for the refugees themselves, who are welcome neither in their home countries or in other places. Let’s pray, too, for believers who will be a blessing and a help to them.

6th. In the aftermath of the Kumbh Mela in India, let’s pray for those who went on the pilgrimage and are now returning to their normal lives. This Economist article describes how “tradition has become trendy and overt religiosity has become cool.” While in the past, the Kumbh Mela was generally thought to be for the poor, now the journey has been embraced by the elites–who took luxury travel packages to go and “take the plunge” (and film themselves at the same time). Pray that in the aftermath people will discover their spiritual emptiness and the true Way.

7th. North Korea has just welcomed its first group of international tourists in years (AP), apparently from China. The BBC has an article about what they saw on their tour. Let’s pray for many new avenues for the Gospel to enter to open over the next few years.

8th. In the United States, a new study by Pew suggests the decline of Christianity has slowed–but not forever. While older people tend to be more professedly Christian, younger people are far more likely to be secularized “nones.” As the older generation passes, the nation’s % Christian will likely drop dramatically–perhaps below 50% by 2050 or 2070. Let’s pray for revival.

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Where do these prayer requests come from? This is a weekly guide to beseeching (δέομαι/deomai, Matthew 9) the Lord of the Harvest for the unreached peoples and places of the world. It is based on the events listed in my Weekly Roundup, as well as on information received from disciple-making movements and other sources around the world. If you’re interested in my Weekly Roundup (out each Friday), you can see a sample and sign up for it here.