Gracious Lord, bless those whom I love, those who love me, those who love those whom I love and those who are loved by those I love……and especially bless those who feel unloved and those who have not known the truth of the extravagant love you have for us...
One thing people commented on regarding my husband, Bill, after his death in 2020 was about Bill’s quick and seemingly comfortable practice of praying with others….. Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will...
Originally written on August 14,2017 “There is peace and stillness as I arise this morning in the little 1/2 acre that is our sanctuary. I pray God’s peace for all the people and in all the places where God is known and welcomed…..and that those...
A young man who started college this year wrote about his first semester experience, making the transition from high school friends to new friends in college, and finding God at work in new relationships: “God used the people we loved to answer our...
I have often heard Dr. Jim Luther, who was on staff at our church for about 15 years, invite prayer requests during a worship service. He has said, “There are two prayer requests that the Lord will always answer immediately and with “yes”…....
Thinking about prayer: I re-read through Myles Munroe’s book on the power of prayer one weekend. Although a controversial evangelical figure who died in 2014, I found his writing on prayer to be insightful. I began collecting prayers years ago. I have a book of...
