Prayer Circle
Sometimes we just want to share our prayer life with someone. Very recently (today July 14, 2012!) this came clearly to me as I awakened. So I want to make this possible, for me and you.
Posts tagged ‘Prayer’
July 15, 2012
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Our Father
Almost every group of people who meet as a church use the prayer titled, “The Lord’s Prayer“. Some groups use it every worship. Some people even use it in their personal devotion time.
When I used to lead worship I liked using it. Almost everyone knows it. It moved prayer time from a passive listening to an active speaking. Read more…
Right Power
On this date, June 6, in 1944 the invasion of Europe began. When I read about it the fact remains that the whole thing was a fragile victory. Any of a number of things could have happened differently and the landing could have failed.
The coming of Jesus into the world had an equally fragile future. Read more…
Unspoken Prayers
Many years ago I regularly attended an old-fashioned Baptist prayer meeting. One of the people there, slightly older than myself, did not pray out loud on one occasion that sticks in my memory. A comment was made to her about it. She said she did not feel like praying. That started quite a flurry of comments. She held her ground, and refused to pray words out loud despite pressure to conform to the group’s definition of prayer.
In my thoughts “Time to Pray” the seed was planted about how to define prayer. A step further takes us to the question, “How do I pray without spoken words?”
Time to Pray
A recent survey on prayer says a Christian prays 8 minutes a day, supposedly. A pastor prays only 4 minutes longer.
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