The theme for 2026 is “My Hope is in You” and is based on Psalm 25. Each day of the fast, you’ll focus only on one verse.
*You might also want to memorize Psalm 25 during your 21-day fast. It’s such a powerful psalm that’s packed with truth.
day 1
In you, Lord my God, I put my trust (Ps. 25:1).
day 2
I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me (Ps. 25:2).
day 3
No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause (Ps. 25:3).
day 4
Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths (Ps. 25:4).
day 5
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day
long (Ps. 25:5).
day 6
Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old (Ps. 25:6).
day 7
Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember
me, for you, Lord, are good (Ps. 25:7).
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day 8
Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways (Ps. 25:8).
day 9
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way (Ps. 25:9).
day 10
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his
covenant (Ps. 25:10).
day 11
For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great (Ps. 25:11).
day 12
Who, then, are those who fear the Lord? He will instruct them in the ways they should choose
(Ps. 25:12).
day 13
They will spend their days in prosperity, and their descendants will inherit the land (Ps. 25:13).
day 14
The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them (Ps. 25:14).
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day 15
My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare (Ps. 25:15).
day 16
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted (Ps. 25:16).
day 17
Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish (Ps. 25:17).
day 18
Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins (Ps. 25:18).
day 19
See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me (Ps. 25:19)!
day 20
Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you (Ps. 25:20).
day 21
May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you (Ps. 25:21).
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