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Praying with Desperate Repentance
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!” (Psalm 130:1-2) That prayer of desperation begins a song sung by pilgrims … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, desperation, Exodus 34:6, fear, forgiveness, grace, hesed, John Donne, love, mercy, poetry, Prayer, Psalm 130, Psalms, Psalms of Ascent, religion, repentance, reverence, Spiritual Formation, spiritual security, spirituality, steadfast love
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If the Lord Had Not Been on Our Side
Psalm 124 expresses thanksgiving and praise for the Lord who is on our side. The exuberant wording of the poem envisions the catastrophic alternative that would have occurred had God not intervened. The psalm begins with recognition of God’s protection, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Samuel 5, Call for Fire Seminar, David, fear, God, gratitude, praise, Prayer, Psalm 124, Psalms of Ascent, religion, spiritual warfare, spirituality, thanksgivng, trapped, truth
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Prayer When Hope Has Been Exhausted
The prophet Hosea, in chapters 8 and 9 of his prophetic book, proclaimed a message of warning and impending doom to his contemporaries in Northern Israel. The ominous nature of what the future held emerged in images like “reaping the … Continue reading
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Tagged Assyria, christianity, disaster, Exodus, fear, Genesis 19, Gibeah, Hosea 9:14, Lament, Prayer, religion, vulture, whirlwind
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A Prayer When Afraid
Did you ever notice that the words “Don’t be afraid” are spoken when you are most afraid? In Mark 4, a storm arises while Jesus and his disciples are in a boat on the Sea of Galilee. His disciples are … Continue reading
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Tagged despair, dread, faith, fear, forgiveness, grace, grief, Jeremiah, Jesus, Lament, Lamentations, loss, Mark 4, peace, Prayer, redemption, Spiritual Formation, spirituality, unemployment
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A Prayer for the President
On this icy (in Kansas) day after Presidents Day in the United States, I meditate on the prayer recorded in Psalm 72. The psalm is a prayer for Israel’s king. In some verses (11, 17), the universal appeal suggests anticipation … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, church shootings, compassion, faith, fear, justice, leadership, life, Parkland, poor, poverty, Prayer, President Trump, President's Day, Psalm 72, Psalms, religion, safety, school shootings, security, social justice, vulnerable
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A Prayer for Awareness of God’s Love
“Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous!” Psalm 33 begins with that call to song and thanksgiving to the God who created and sustains the universe. The psalmist praises God’s creative power. He describes God’s character – God … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, faith, fear, God, hope, love, love of God, paience, Pearl Harbor, Prayer, Psalm 33, relationships, religion, salvation, submission
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Prayer After a Fall
I struggle to pray sometimes. The words I need to say so desperately evade me. My emotions seem to clog my consciousness. Last week, as I near the end of a short run, I stumbled over a crack in the … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, christianity, cry for help, faith, fear, grief, hurricane, life, patience, Prayer, Psalm 102, religion, running, vulnerable
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