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Valley Of Dry Bones 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 asked Ezekiel, 'Son of man, can these bones live?' He answered, 'Lord God, You know.' Then the prophet spoke to the bones, and they came together. Sinews and flesh appeared on them. The breath came into them, and they stood on their feet, a great army.

Lord, that vision was about Israel coming back to life. But it also speaks to our time. There are churches that have lost their first love. There are marriages that have gone hollow. There are believers who have wandered into a long, dry stretch.

Can these bones live? You know.

Send Your word again. Bring Your breath again. Stand up an army of dry-bone saints in our generation. The same Spirit who filled Ezekiel's vision is at work in Your church now.

Breathe on the dry bones in my own life. Breathe on the lives of those I love. The valley does not have to stay a valley of bones. Let it become a valley of an army.

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 said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
    Ezekiel 37:3
  2. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
    Ezekiel 37:10

Questions about this prayer

When should I pray valley of dry bones 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 Ezekiel 37:3, Ezekiel 37:10. The "Verses to pray" section above quotes them in full.

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