Lent begins on Wednesday, March 2 and ends on Easter, April 17. Lent is the time we get ready to celebrate the mystery of Easter—Jesus shows us the way to get ready. The verses in this prayer calendar will help remind us of the ways that God guides, leads, and teaches us.
Print out the 47-space path from below or draw your own. On Ash Wednesday, read the verse for the day from the Lent Prayer Calendar (from below or from your favorite translation of the Bible). Choose a word from that verse that stands out for you and write it in a space in the path. Sundays are feast days, so choose to do something that brings you joy on those days.
Continue to write on one space every day until Easter.
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Psalm 16:11 (ERV) You will teach me the right way to live. Just being with you will bring complete happiness.
Psalm 18:36 (ERV) You cleared a path for my feet so that I could walk without stumbling.
Psalm 23:3 (ERV) He restores my strength. He leads me on right paths to show that he is good.
Psalm 25:4 (ERV) LORD, help me learn your ways. Show me how you want me to live.
Psalm 25:5 (ERV) LORD, guide me and teach me your truths. You are my God, my Savior. You are the one I have been waiting for.
Psalm 25:9-10 (ERV) He teaches his ways to humble people. He leads them with fairness.
Psalm 25:10 (MSG) From now on every road you travel will take you to GOD. Follow the Covenant signs; read the charted directions.
Psalm 31:3 (ERV) Yes, you are my Rock and my protection. For the good of your name, lead me and guide me.
Psalm 32:8 (ERV) The Lord says, “I will teach you and guide you in the way you should live. I will watch over you and be your guide.”
Psalm 37:23-24 (ERV) The LORD shows us how we should live, and he is pleased when he sees people living that way. If they stumble, they will not fall, because the LORD reaches out to steady them.
Psalm 119:105 (ERV) Your word is like a lamp that guides my steps, a light that shows the path I should take.
Psalm 143:10 (ERV) Show me what you want me to do. You are my God. Let your good Spirit lead me over level ground.
Proverbs 2:10-13 (ERV) You will gain wisdom, and knowledge will bring you joy. These will keep you from following the wrong path and will protect you from those who have evil plans.
Proverbs 4:11 (ERV) I am teaching you about wisdom and guiding you on the right path.
Proverbs 4:18 (ERV) The path of those who live right is like the early morning light. It gets brighter and brighter until the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:26 (ERV) Make sure you are going the right way, and nothing will make you fall.
Proverbs 8:2 (ERV) Wisdom stands at the top of the hill, by the road where the paths meet.
Proverbs 8:20 (ERV) Wisdom leads people the right way—along the paths of justice.
Isaiah 26:7 (ERV) Honesty is the path good people follow. They follow the path that is straight and true. And God, you make that way smooth and easy to follow.
Isaiah 30:20 (ERV) God is your teacher, and he will not hide from you.
Isaiah 30:21 (NLT) If you wander from the right path your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go.”
Isaiah 40:3 (ERV) Listen, there is someone shouting: “Prepare a way in the desert for the LORD. Make a straight road there for our God.”
Isaiah 42:16 (ERV) Then I will lead the blind along a path they never knew to places where they have never been before. I will change darkness into light for them. I will make the rough ground smooth.
Isaiah 43:19 (ERV) I am doing something new! Now you will grow like a new plant. I will even make a road in the desert, and rivers will flow through that dry land.
Isaiah 48:17 (ERV) The LORD, the Savior, the Holy One of Israel, says, “I am the LORD your God. I teach you for your own good. I lead you in the way you should go.”
Isaiah 58:11 (NLT) The LORD will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.
Jeremiah 6:16 (ERV) This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask where the good road is and walk on that road. If you do, you will find rest for yourselves.
Jeremiah 18:15 (ERV) But my people have forgotten me. They have left the right way that their ancestors followed, and they stumble on the path they have chosen. Instead of staying on the good road I showed them, they prefer to walk on bumpy paths.
Matthew 6:33 (ERV) What you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what he wants you to do. Then he will give you all these other things you need.
Mark 1:3 (ERV) There is someone shouting in the desert: “Prepare the way for the Lord. Make the road straight for him.”
Luke 1:78-79 (ERV) “With the loving mercy of our God, a new day from heaven will shine on us. It will bring light to those who live in darkness, in the fear of death. It will guide us into the way that brings peace.”
Luke 3:4-5 (ERV) This is like the words written in the book of Isaiah the prophet: “There is someone shouting in the desert: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord. Make the road straight for him. Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made flat. Crooked roads will be made straight, and rough roads will be made smooth.
John 8:12 (NLT) Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”
John 13:34-35 (ERV) “I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other just as I loved you. All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.”
John 14:26 (ERV) But the Helper will teach you everything and cause you to remember all that I told you. This Helper is the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name.
Hebrews 12:10-13 (NLT) God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak will not fall but become strong.
Romans 8:28 (ERV) We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (ERV) The Lord said, “My grace is all you need. Only when you are weak can everything be done completely by my power.” So I will gladly boast about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can stay in me.
Philippians 2:13 (ERV) Yes, it is God who is working in you. He helps you want to do what pleases him, and he gives you the power to do it.
James 1:5 (ERV) Do any of you need wisdom? Ask God for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So he will give you wisdom.
