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Ordination Of Priests Prayer

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

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A prayer to pray now

Father, You take the calling to serve You seriously. You always have. In the Old Testament, Aaron and his sons were set apart with washing, with special clothes, with oil, and with blood. Each step pointed forward to Jesus, our great Priest. He did not need to be washed from sin. He was clothed in His own goodness. He was filled with Your Spirit without limit. And His blood was the one sacrifice that paid for sin forever. Father, being set apart for Your work is not a small thing. It is heavy. It is holy. It can be lonely. Bless those who are being set apart for ministry right now. Bless those who have served for many years and feel the weight of it. Remind them that the calling is Yours, not theirs. The power is Your Spirit, not their own strength. The forgiveness is Christ's blood, not something they earned. Walk with them, Lord. Walk them faithfully through the work You have given them. 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. He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
    Leviticus 8:12
  2. who doesn’t need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.
    Hebrews 7:27

Questions about this prayer

When should I pray ordination of priests 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 Leviticus 8:12, Hebrews 7:27. The "Verses to pray" section above quotes them in full.

Can I save or share this prayer?

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