Missed Blessings by T. L. Wiens A friend of mine told me that she welcomed September in the grips of a depression wave. It tossed her this way and that before she realized, this wasn’t something she could fight alone. Soon after confiding in a close friend, the battle began to turn and my friend… Continue reading MISSED BLESSINGS
Month: October 2011
CAST YOUR BURDEN ON CHRIST
Cast Your Burden on Christ by Jan Cox This morning two passages of Scripture struck deep into my heart. I had read from Philippians 1 and 1 Peter 4. In Philippians, Paul is in jail, in chains, yet he is praying not for himself but for Christ’s church and His people. And the word I… Continue reading CAST YOUR BURDEN ON CHRIST
BE STILL AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE LORD
Be Still and Wait Patiently for the Lord by Janice Keats As we go about our daily living often in a hurried pace, it may be challenging to find a time of solitude to commune with God. How do we find time to sit down and dine with God? By just doing that—by taking decisive… Continue reading BE STILL AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE LORD
PRAYER IN TIMES OF DIVINE CHAOS
Prayer in Times of Divine Chaos by Judith Lawrence In the book, Entering the Castle, by Caroline Myss, subtitled An Inner Path to God and your Soul, the author speaks of chaos as an organic expression of the divine. She says that divine chaos cannot be stopped, manipulated, postponed, or bargained with. “It sweeps into your life, taking… Continue reading PRAYER IN TIMES OF DIVINE CHAOS
CONNECTED
Connected by Jan Cox “My kingdom,” said Jesus, “doesn’t consist of what you see around you” (John 18:36 The Message). When we arrived at our winter residence, I expected to pick up where I had left off last April. As I had hoped the water ran, the hydro and phone worked. Wonderful! But when I… Continue reading CONNECTED
Liebster Award
Excitement – Liebster Award Under the Cover of Prayer has been awarded the Liebster Award by Stephanie Nickel. Thank you, Stephanie. You can find her blog at Free2Soar. The Criteria: The Liebster Blog Award is meant to showcase bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers. This is all done in the spirit of pay-it-forward. The… Continue reading Liebster Award
THANK YOU, LORD
Thank You, Lord by Jan Cox As Canadians we celebrated our Thanksgiving last weekend and were reminded that it was harvest weekend – a time for bringing in the bountiful gifts of God. Our church, decorated fully with vegetables and corn stalks, looked glorious. I’m happy our Thanksgiving Day is celebrated at this time of… Continue reading THANK YOU, LORD
JESUS PLEADS FOR YOU
Jesus Pleads for You by Mark D. Roberts (Reprinted with permission September 4, 2011) “Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us” (Romans 8:34 NLT). A few days ago, we… Continue reading JESUS PLEADS FOR YOU
GET INTO THE HABIT
Get into the Habit Am I a pray-er? Really? I talk about it, read about it, and even write about it at Under the Cover of Prayer. But, the truth is I know I could do better. In my morning time devotionals I try to start with a prayer list. I am on the prayer… Continue reading GET INTO THE HABIT
NAMES OF GOD IN PRAISE
Names of God in Praise by Janet Sketchley One of my favourite stories is the story of Joshua leading the nation of Israel across the Jordan River into the Promised Land. You can read about it in Joshua 3. Here’s the pep talk Joshua gives the people before they set out: Joshua said to the… Continue reading NAMES OF GOD IN PRAISE