How to Pray – Part 4 by Jessica Bowman (reprinted with permission) Read Part 1 and Part 2 and part 3. “I know I need to pray more.” ”I don’t pray like I should.” These are things I’ve heard countless times and things I’ve probably said myself at some point. And, we’re right – we probably… Continue reading HOW TO PRAY – PART 4
Category: Prayer
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
GRABBING HOLD OF GOD MOMENTS
Grabbing Hold of God Moments by Jennifer Slattery (reprinted with permission) A while back, after one particularly crabby day, my daughter looked at me and said, “You forgot to pray today, didn’t you?” Standing in our kitchen, schooled by a child, I realized how much truth she packed in that statement. Amidst the hustle and… Continue reading GRABBING HOLD OF GOD MOMENTS
HOW DO I PRAY – PART 2
How Do I pray – Part 2 by Jessica Bowman Last month our guest speaker, Jessica, spoke in How to Pray – Part 1 repetitive babbling and unnecessary prayer language. This is a continuation of a four part series. Many thanks to Jessica for allowing me to repost. This week we’re going to continue to talk about vain prayers.… Continue reading HOW DO I PRAY – PART 2
A VISION
A Vision by Ramona Furst “How do you do it?” asked my darling civil engineering husband. “Get that pattern from the paper onto those tiny squares in the material? You haven’t been cross stitching for, well, twenty-five years or so. Pretty ambitious Amish pattern to use after such a long time away from it. How… Continue reading A VISION