Good Morning Yes, it is morning for me – here in Arizona. Yesterday at church the pastor asked in the sermon, “How do you wake up in the morning?” I have found that a great way to wake up is to say, “Good morning, God.” With a big deep breath I breathe in and out.… Continue reading Good Morning
Category: Prayer
SOMEONE WAS PRAYING FOR ME
Someone was Praying for Me by Jan Cox “When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.” I searched for the words of this quote on the Internet but could find no one’s name associated with the… Continue reading SOMEONE WAS PRAYING FOR ME
Overwhelmed?
I have been overwhelmed with the things I want to do. There are so many possibilities and I know I can’t do them all. One of the ways I have been working through this, is to pray for God to give me wisdom and clarity to know what to put in my “inbox”. I recently… Continue reading Overwhelmed?
THANKSGIVING FOR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES (PART 5)
This is the last in a series on praying for our governments by T. L. Wiens. You can read the others at Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4) Thanksgiving for Governing Authorities (Part 5) by T. L Wiens It’s easy to give thanks for God’s goodness in our lives. A bit harder… Continue reading THANKSGIVING FOR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES (PART 5)
A New Start
Do you ever wonder where you are going and what you are doing? I do. I have so many wonderful ideas, thoughts and longings. Someone told me once that she could see that I was someone who was always looking at coloured balloons and wanting to catch as many as I could. I didn’t understand… Continue reading A New Start
INTERCESSIONS FOR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES (PART 4)
This is the fourth in a series on how to pray for our governments. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Intercessions for Governing Authorities (Part 4) by T. L. Wiens Intercession has been defined to me as a prayer made on the behalf of another person. The idea of “standing in the gap.” There are… Continue reading INTERCESSIONS FOR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES (PART 4)
PRAYERS FOR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES (PART 3)
For the past two Mondays T. L. Wiens has been wrestling with how and why to pray for our governments. This is her third segment. Here are part 1 and Part 2. Prayers for Governing Authorities (Part 3) by T. L. Wiens I must admit to being confused when I read this list: “I exhort… Continue reading PRAYERS FOR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES (PART 3)
GOD WANTS TO HEAR MY PRAYERS
How do I know that God wants to hear my prayers? (Part 2) by Janis Cox Last week I talked about the reason I feel that God does hear our prayers. That reason was God’s POWER. He CAN. Today I want to talk about why he wants to hear our prayers. I think that He… Continue reading GOD WANTS TO HEAR MY PRAYERS
THE PERSISTENT WIDOW
The Persistent Widow by Judith Lawrence (reprinted with permission August 2010) This month’s meditation is on the 15th parable of Jesus unique to the Gospel of St. Luke. It is the Parable of the Persistent Widow, and is found in Luke 18 verses 1 – 8 (NLT). Jesus takes every opportunity afforded to him to… Continue reading THE PERSISTENT WIDOW
WHAT PRAYER IS NOT
What Prayer is not vis-à-vis What Prayer is by Peter Black Prayer is not one’s presenting a ‘honey-do list’ to the ‘man upstairs’ What is it, then? Prayer is the breathing of my spirit. It is the interaction of my spiritual being–the essence of who I am, with the essence of who God is. It… Continue reading WHAT PRAYER IS NOT