Courage and Honesty in Prayer
Better to say things that you wish, even the things that seem patently wrong-headed, than to hold them back. Better to pray honestly, complaining, whining, venting, than to say nothing at all.
Better to say things that you wish, even the things that seem patently wrong-headed, than to hold them back. Better to pray honestly, complaining, whining, venting, than to say nothing at all.
Dad’s not around for any service at the veterans’ memorial this year, but I’ll do my best to pick up his prayer. Feel free to tell me about a veteran you’d like us to pray for.
As runners from all over prepare for the New York City Marathon, I pray for their health and perseverance—and for all those tackling big goals.
Here’s your chance to have a prayer brought to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
It may sound a bit hysterical, but I mean the thought in the best, most positive, upbeat, good-news way possible. It’s a prayer that reminds me to treasure my day.
I pray I’m not being narrow-minded. I ask God to keep his fine eye on my two seekers. May they find what Providence means them to find.
Unemployment statistics are still discouraging, and yet I see an expression of hope in each prayer request we receive. Hope doesn’t just cave under discouraging statistics. Hope believes in a better future. Hope prays.
Sometimes we experience those heaven-sent, gift-from-God moments, and they are their own reward.
I was having a late lunch when a stranger in a black jacket and a tie asked me, “What do you do when you feel stressed?”
In my prayer life I can get lost in the details. This book helps me see the big picture.
In 2003 in Liberia she led thousands of women in protests. Now she is sharing the Nobel Peace Prize. Read what this remarkable woman has to say about prayer and faith.
We all know that prayer is a journey and reading the Bible is a spiritual journey, but shopping for your wife is a trip on a sinking ship through shark-infested waters.