A CIRCLE OF PROTECTION

A Circle of Protection by Jan Cox One winter I had visited my daughter – about one and one half hours south of our home. The day I left to return it was misty and raining. About a half hour into the drive I stopped for gas. I asked if the northern winding road was… Continue reading A CIRCLE OF PROTECTION

BRAVE – Five Minute Fridays

Brave A good practice for making me write – Five Minute Fridays. Linking onto The Gypsy Mama with the word  BRAVE. Here are the rules: Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we love words and the relief it is to just write them without worrying if they’re just right or not. So… Continue reading BRAVE – Five Minute Fridays

ACHE – Five Minute Fridays

I have decided to continue this Friday writing for 5 minutes. Linking onto The Gypsy Mama with word is ACHE. Here are the rules: Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we love words and the relief it is to just write them without worrying if they’re just right… Continue reading ACHE – Five Minute Fridays

GRIT – Five Minute Fridays

I haven’t written in a while. Today I read the Gypsy Mama’s post called Grit. On Fridays she encourages us to write for 5 minutes so I thought, “Why not?” So here is my post on “Grit”. Here are the rules: Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we… Continue reading GRIT – Five Minute Fridays

THE GIFT

Our guest blogger this morning is Belinda Burston from Whatever He Says. Thank you, Belinda. The Gift by Belinda Burston Prayer: it is our nightly ritual; between the carers who come from Helping Hands to help Mum to bed, and Rob, who comes downstairs to put in eye drops and administer her inhaler; all of… Continue reading THE GIFT

DO EVERYTHING AND STAND!

Dimitra writes at LovingMinistry.Almost Daily. She has agreed to be a guest blogger today. We, at Under the Cover of Prayer, thank her for her post. Do everything and stand! by Dimitra (reprinted with permission) It is written in Ephesians 6v13: “Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes,… Continue reading DO EVERYTHING AND STAND!

H.E.L.P.

H.E.L.P. by Jan Cox Lately I have been crying out to God, as in the Psalms: Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught. (Psalm 55: 1-2 NIV) But as for me, I trust in You (Psalm 55:23 NIV)… Continue reading H.E.L.P.

MISSED CONNECTIONS

Missed Connections by Jan Cox What has previously been a four hour flight to Phoenix, turned into a nine hour flight via Calgary – then a flight to Los Angeles – and finally after missing that connection – a hotel room and a flight the next day. What could have been 4 hours took more… Continue reading MISSED CONNECTIONS

CONCENTRATED PRAYER

Concentrated Prayer by Jan Cox The top post  for Under the Cover of Prayer since its inception is: God Can Hear our Prayers. I can’t tell if that is the top post because of what I wrote or because people click on it as they need to know that God hears our prayers. Hopefully it… Continue reading CONCENTRATED PRAYER

WALKING AND KEEPING COMPANY

Walking and Keeping Company by Cherry Warrick of Pursuing Heart (reprinted with permission) Sometimes I get a bit hung up with the word “pray”. It somehow brings thoughts of something I need to “do” into my mind, and I can feel guilty for not spending more time “praying”. Or discouraged that my requests have not… Continue reading WALKING AND KEEPING COMPANY