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
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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
GOD – ARE YOU THERE?
God – Are You There? by Jan Cox Do you find sometimes that you pray and pray and pray about something and nothing seems to happen? I have found that usually that happens because God has another plan. He has either a totally different plan or my timing is wrong and I must wait. Going… Continue reading GOD – ARE YOU THERE?
THE PRAYER ROOM – part two
The Prayer Room – part two by Ron Hughes On Monday Ron Hughes gave us an overview of prayer discussing the biblical background of prayer and exploring prayer in detail. Today Ron discusses practical tips to help us enhance our prayer lives. Over the years, I’ve collected some practical tips to enhance my prayer life.… Continue reading THE PRAYER ROOM – part two
THE PRAYER ROOM
The Prayer Room by Ron Hughes Prayer: What are we talking about? Prayer is sometimes seen to be nothing more than saying words without paying attention at all. Rote prayers like “the Lord’s prayer” or “Hail Mary” are not the only form of this kind of prayer. A friend of mine told me how, on… Continue reading THE PRAYER ROOM
SHUT ME UP, LORD
Shut Me Up, Lord by Jan Cox This past weekend my girlfriend and I promised to pray and listen to God. But, you know what? We got side-tracked with our own thoughts and ideas. We even went on a half hour nature hike to pray. But, we took my little dog too. Bad idea. If… Continue reading SHUT ME UP, LORD