There is always someone to pray for. Some days it’s your neighbor grieving her spouse.Other days it’s your son moving across several states.Your friend in the country above yours, sick with a stomach bug.Prayers for teachers in classrooms.Orphans who need homes and arms to hug them.Refugees resettling in your neighboring city.Politicians weighing decisions.Rejoicing as you […]
A Prayer For Those In Need of a Way Through The Waves
A bit of a preface, comrade friends………..Today I bring us a prayer. The words and heartcry were inspired by Ann Voskamp’s upcoming new book, Waymaker.In a bit of news, two-fold, I am part of an internship group with Ann Voskamp for the duration of 2022 AND our group was graced with an early manuscript reading […]
A Prayer For the Ones Carrying Suffering and Sorrow
A Prayer For the Ones Carrying Suffering and Sorrow Jesus, thank you that you are not distantly removed from suffering. Thank you that you meet us in our suffering. You endured suffering to share in our heartache. Jesus, you bottle tears. You soothe fears. Your comfort and compassion relentlessly carries us through the quicksand. Endless […]
A Prayer of Light
A prayer for this day, this month of December ~ Our Lord God ~ Adonai Elohim Your word tells us the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. We sit in darkness on these long winter evenings and we long for This Light to make a way in our weary world.We pray, […]
Hope Everlasting
A tear trickled down her cheek, past her nose, leaving a wet streak from tear duct to chin. The heaviness had been hovering, edging nearer until it draped around her like a dark suffocating blanket. Loneliness mocked and voices of inadequacy sniveled in derisive, biting anger. She shivered despite the stifling weight flung around her […]
I Want the Infusion of Jesus in My Life
I want the infusion of Jesus in my life. For this is the leaven of life. Not the profession of Him.Not the profession of Christianity.Not nicely summed up in a little meme. Not the confession of Jesus.Not confession alone.Not nicely coined words and phrases. Certainly not the pretension of Jesus. A house of cards testimony.Woven […]
Jesus King My Everything
My heart it aches, my head is bowed Clenched fists so tight, Do I know how? To open up these palms, relax? Come to Him and simply ask? For sweet relief from striving to, Do it all and do, do, do, And pause instead, remembering, He bore the nails so long ago, And died a […]
Father of Every Good Day
Father of Grace – amazing grace – Move us to accept your grace, stand in awe of it, yet embrace it with open arms and soak it deep into our souls. Father of Love – endless love – Shower us with the vision of the vastness of your love. Enough and more for all – for […]
Booksets: From Me To You Journals and Powerful Prayers For Your Son and Daughter
The usually-dry creek bed behind my house is full and overflowing well out of its bounds as I tap these words into this post! Late morning, yesterday, the clouds opened up and dumped out sheets of rain. I don’t even know an official amount, but over four inches. It was a beautiful rain, except for […]
May We Exalt Your Mighty Name
My Jesus … May we embrace Your grace. Worship with adoration. Live Loved. May we embody Your goodness. Reflecting back Your glory. Shine Light.. May we emulate Your character. With faithful, steadfast stance. In Trust. May we exalt Your Mighty Name. Grateful hands and hearts held high. Live Free. Amen.
His Abounding, Surrounding, Astounding Power
A prayer over your week….a prayer over my week….a prayer washing over our lives….in the nitty-gritty of a new Monday day….a new week….a week where we can continue to commemorate Jesus’ walk toward the cross, death, resurrection and R E D E M P T I O N!!! For His redemption is available EVERY DAY, […]