Lent22

 

Listen and Pray through Zechariah 9:9-12

Click the button below to listen and pray through this passage. This practice will take about 7 minutes.

Guided Listening Practice

Prepare

As we prepare to enter prayer today take a few moments to calm your heart and mind. Position yourself to receive from the Lord today.

God is not in a hurry.
There’s no pressure here—only grace.
Let this be a moment of rest, a space of stillness,
a quiet time to simply be with the One who loves you.

Sunday is Palm Sunday, a day we commemorate the Kingship of Jesus. He came to establish the Kingdom of heaven where he will rule with love, peace, and humility. The events that took place on Palm Sunday were foretold. So today, our passage is from that prophesy.

Read

Zechariah 9:9-12

Rejoice, O people of Zion!
    Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
    He is righteous and victorious,
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—
    riding on a donkey’s colt.
10 I will remove the battle chariots from Israel
    and the warhorses from Jerusalem.
I will destroy all the weapons used in battle,
    and your king will bring peace to the nations.
His realm will stretch from sea to sea
    and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
11 Because of the covenant I made with you,
    sealed with blood,
I will free your prisoners
    from death in a waterless dungeon.
12 Come back to the place of safety,
    all you prisoners who still have hope!
I promise this very day
    that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.

Listen & Reflect

Take another moment or two to let the words settle in.

As you breathe, reflect on these words:

“Look, your king is coming to you…”

He is not far off.
He is not angry.
He is not distant.
He is coming toward you.
And He comes not in pride—but in humility.
He comes with righteousness, with mercy, with peace.

Take a moment and welcome Jesus—your gentle King.
What does it feel like to know He comes to you?
What parts of your life long for His peace right now?

“Come back to the place of safety,
all you prisoners who still have hope…”

Maybe you’ve felt like a prisoner lately—bound by fear, grief, disappointment, or waiting.
But this King invites you to return to a fortress—
not of walls, but of hope.
Your hope is your shelter.

Ask Him now:
“Lord, help me return to the place of hope.”

In Hebrews 1 it says,“But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.”

Inhale: “Jesus, You are my King.”
Exhale: “I return to You with hope.”

Sit in silence for a few more moments, simply being with Him.
Let Him be enough.

Pray

Jesus,
You are the King who comes near—
not in power to crush, but in mercy to restore.
You ride not on a war horse,
but on a donkey—humble, gentle, full of peace.

You see us in our struggles.
You hear the cries of those who feel trapped,
those who feel forgotten,
those who still cling to hope in the dark.

Thank You for inviting us to return—
not to fear, but to the fortress of hope.
You promise blessing in place of sorrow,
healing in place of wounds,
joy where there’s been mourning.

So today, I come back.
I return to You, my place of safety,
my refuge and my King.

You are righteous. You are victorious.
And You are with me.

Amen.