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Praying for Peace when Life’s Storms Overwhelm

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Michael Summers

     Psalm 107 begins the fifth book of the Psalms with a song that remembers hardship. Consecutive sections of the Psalm recall different experiences of suffering and fear in which it seemed the Lord might be absent. Some wander … Continue reading →

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Prayer After a Fall

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Michael Summers

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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Prayer of a Frustrated Traveler

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Michael Summers

The prayer of psalm 39 laments, “For what do I wait?” We might ask, in concert with the Psalmist, why do we wait when life frustrates, when we confront the reality of life’s brevity, when it may seem that there … Continue reading →

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We Pray, and We Wait

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Michael Summers

I’m in a waiting room at a hospital this morning.  Waiting can be difficult.  As I write this hundreds of people wait in shelters for the opportunity to return to their homes.  Many do not know what damage Hurricane Irma … Continue reading →

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