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A Prayer for the Basket Season of Your Adult Child
Jochebed, the mother of Moses, understood what it means to do everything you possibly can for a child and then face the moment when your hands must l…
23 minutes ago
A Prayer for Joy That Feels Blocked by Burdens
We know the reasons to be grateful. We know we have the Lord. And still, circumstantial burdens seem to block the joy we are reaching for. Psalm 90:1…
1 day ago
A Prayer to Let God’s Joy Lead Your Heart
When God's people had just finished rebuilding the broken walls of Jerusalem and gathered to hear the law read aloud, they were moved to tears. They …
2 days ago
A Prayer to Live from Victory and Not Defeat
Defeating thoughts have a way of quietly backing us into a corner. Resistance at every turn, mundane tasks that start to feel monumental, weariness t…
3 days ago
A Prayer for Our Labors Outside the Church Walls
Matthew 9:35-38 shows Jesus going throughout cities and villages, not staying in one place, moved by compassion for people who were harassed and help…
4 days ago
A Prayer to Choose Your Thoughts Wisely
Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians while under arrest in Rome, expecting to be executed by his enemies. He had every reason to ruminate on inju…
5 days ago
A Prayer Expressing Anger at Injustices in the World
Quaker preacher John Woolman once experienced a vision of slaves producing the very goods he used in his daily life, and the weight of that revelatio…
6 days ago
A Prayer for Helping Someone with a Broken Heart
When you are the one who shows up in the darkest moments, physically or virtually present in a time of genuine crisis, you have an opportunity to ste…
1 week ago
A Prayer When You’re in a Bible-Reading Funk
Bible-reading funks are more common than most people admit, and they arrive for all kinds of reasons. A busy season of life, a complicated history wi…
1 week, 1 day ago
A Prayer to Pull Away to a Quiet Place Before Autumn Hits
The calendar is about to fill back up. New school schedules, new work projects, church commitments, and the steady accumulation of fall's demands are…
1 week, 2 days ago