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Psalm 46:1 — Midday Prayer for Strength, Refuge, and Help in Times of Trouble

12 P.M. Release — Recorded live here in London, England — from London to Toronto, from Manila to Nairobi — uniting believers in prayer at the heart of the day.

Scripture (NIV)

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” — Psalm 46:1 (NIV)

Show Notes

Midday arrives, pressure builds, emotions shift, energy drops — but Psalm 46:1 interrupts the weight of the day with unshakeable truth: God is not distant, delayed, or distracted — He is ever-present.

This prayer is for everyone who needs strength at lunchtime: leaders making decisions, parents running homes, students under pressure, workers in chaos, believers fighting silent battles. God is not your last resort — He is your first refuge.

From London to Toronto, from Manila to Nairobi, thousands are pausing to reset the day with prayer, not panic. What tries to drain you cannot destroy you — because God strengthens you right in the middle of it.

Declare aloud: “God is my refuge — I will not break, I will not retreat, I will not collapse.”

10 Global Prayer Points 

Midday prayer for strength and focus
 Prayer for help in time of trouble
 Prayer for God’s refuge during stress
 Prayer for emotional strength and mental clarity
 Prayer for protection from spiritual attack
 Prayer for renewed strength at work or school
 Prayer for peace in the middle of the day
 Prayer for help when feeling overwhelmed
 Prayer for God to carry my burdens today
 Prayer for supernatural energy and resilience

Life Application

Don’t wait until the end of the day to pray. Reset in the middle — God refreshes those who return to Him.

 Declaration

God is my strength. God is my refuge. God is my help — right now, not later.

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:05):
Welcome to Daily Prayer with myself, Reverend Ben
Cooper, recorded live here inLondon, England, where faith
meets the world in dailydevotion and global hope.
This is your five-minutecommuter prayer, quick-fired
moments in the presence of theHoly Spirit to carry us through
the rest of the day.
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(00:26):
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Info at dailyprayer.uk.
We'd love to stand with you aswe pray together as you're part
of the daily prayer family.
Father, I thank you today forthe listeners that are gathered

(00:47):
around the world.
And Lord, as we pray, Psalm 46,verse 1, Lord, in this midnight
hour, Lord, we refuse to giveup.
Lord, we thank you that there ishelp in troubled times.
And right now, I want to readover your life, Psalm 46, verse
1.
God is our refuge and strength,an ever-present help in trouble.

(01:08):
Today, God, we ask forbreakthrough.
We believe in the power of theWord.
We believe in this morningprayer.
When pressure starts to build,when emotions rise, when fear
starts to gain traction in ourlives, we believe that the power
of the Word of God is shiftingevery ounce of fear.

(01:29):
We declare that the Word of Godis freeing us up now.
We declare that we haveunshakable faith because the
Word of God is an unshakabletruth.
And whatever the weight of theday is, whatever the feeling is,
however we are, we pray, dearGod, that you will give strength
to everyone at this lunchtime.

(01:49):
At the hour of the midnight, atthe morning, daybreak.
Father, as the sun rises, aspeople are going to work,
Father, we thank you that theword of God is leading us.
Lord, we partner with ourbrothers and sisters.
We ask you, Lord, for help forstudents under pressure, workers
that are working in chaos,believers fighting in the silent

(02:10):
battle of life.
We believe God is not and hasnot left us alone.
We believe right now that we arein the refuge.
We are in that place.
We are in that still place.
This prayer is for every one ofus as we need strength for the
morning hour.
As we wake up to get our dailybread, as we come before our

(02:31):
God, as we declare aloud today,God is my refuge.
I will not break, I will notretreat, but I will stand up.
I will not collapse, I will notfail, because the word of God is
over my life.
And we declare the midnightprayer for strength and focus,

(02:53):
help in troubled times, a prayerfor God's courage during stress,
the prayer for emotionalstrength and mental clarity, a
prayer for protection fromspiritual attack, a prayer for
renewed strength at work orschool, a prayer for peace in
the middle of the day, a prayerfor help when feeling

(03:15):
overwhelmed.
The prayer for the God to carryme and to allow my burdens to be
released.
Lord, I thank you, Lord, forthis prayer today is for
supernatural energy.
That dear God, that we will riseon wings as of eagles, and we
want to make this a lifeapplication.
Lord, we will not and we shallnot allow the fear to hold us

(03:39):
down.
We rise up today on wings as ofeagles.
God refreshes those who returnto him.
Lord, we make a publicdeclaration.
God is my strength, God is myrefuge, God is my help.
Right now, not later.
Father, we want to put this outthere as a call to action.
We share this midday prayer forstrength to lift someone at

(04:02):
their breaking point.
Father, we thank you.
Lord, that you are lifting thosethat are at their breaking
point.
And the Spirit of the Lord isworking in their lives today.
And we believe, whoever is atbreaking point, Lord, we ask
you, dear God, that you willcarry them in the greatest name
in heaven and earth.
And we believe in Psalm 46,verse 1, God is my refuge and my

(04:25):
strength, an ever-present helpin trouble.
We thank you that you are ourhelp in trouble, that you are
our refuge and our strength.
And we ask you today that thefire of God will anoint us and
carry us.
And as we go through therefinest fire, we believe in
miracles.
May God bless you today andcarry you forevermore.

(04:48):
Until tomorrow.