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Parable Of The Lost Coin Prayer

A short, Scripture-shaped parable prayer for an ordinary moment of Christian faith.

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The prayer

A prayer to pray now

Father,

In Luke 15, a woman lit a lamp, took a broom, and moved the furniture to find one lost coin. She did not stop to argue if it mattered. She just swept.

There are corners of my life I have not swept in years. I have decided some dust will never leave. There are people I have written off because finding them would mean lighting a lamp, dragging out the couch, and sitting on the floor in the dust to look for them.

Forgive me for calling my laziness wisdom. The coin mattered to her because it was hers. The wandering matters to You because it is mine.

Help me sweep. Help me be the one swept up. Let me stop hiding under the furniture I crawled under last. When the lost are found and You call the neighbors to celebrate, let me come to the party with a glad heart.

Amen.

How to pray it

  1. Read it slowly. Move through this prayer one line at a time, out loud if you can, letting each phrase land before the next.
  2. Make it personal. Pause where a line meets your day and name the person, fear, or hope it touches before God.
  3. Carry it with you. Keep one sentence with you — on your phone or in your pocket — and return to it when the day gets loud.

Verses to pray

Pray these slowly, one line at a time. Scripture quoted from a public-domain translation.

  1. coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
    Luke 15:8

Questions about this prayer

When should I pray parable of the lost coin prayer?

Pray it whenever the words fit your moment — at the start of the day, in a hard stretch, or when you simply want to turn toward God.

Which Bible verses anchor this prayer?

This prayer is anchored in Luke 15:8. The "Verses to pray" section above quotes them in full.

Can I save or share this prayer?

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