How do I write a prayer for illumination?

The prayer for illumination may include the following elements:

• Requests for God's Spirit to act through the reading and preaching of Scripture
• Acknowledgment that we all hear the sermon with different levels of faith, trust, and knowledge
• Requests for God's Spirit to act through the speaking and hearing of the sermon

Where are prayers for illumination in the Bible?

• Psalm 19:14, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable"
• Psalm 25:4–5, "Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths"
• Psalm 27:11, "Teach me your way, O Lord"
• Psalm 85:8, I will listen to what God the Lord says
• Psalm 119:33–34, "Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes"
• Psalm 119:105, "Your word is a lamp to my feet"
• Mark 9:24, "'I believe; help my unbelief!'"
• John 6:68, "Lord, to whom can we go?"
• John 12:21, "We wish to see Jesus"
• Ephesians 1:17–19, prayers for a spirit of wisdom and revelation