Tag: Prayer
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Day 4: Safety in Sleep
Day 4: Genesis 8-10; Matthew 4:12-25; Psalm 4:1-8; Proverbs 1:20-23 “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.” (Psalm 4:8 NIV) If you’ve been reading for the last three days, you can see that a theme is emerging in our scripture meditations! I’ll be honest, I Read more
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Day 1: Breath Prayer
Day 1: Genesis 1 & 2; Matthew 1 & 2:1-12; Psalm 1: 1-6; Proverbs 1: 1-6 “Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” (GEN 2:7 NIV) Breath. So simple and involuntary. Try not Read more
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Post-Christmas Prayer
Heavenly Father–Creator, Preserver and Lover of Heaven and Earth: Thank you for sending your son to us in the precious form of an infant–small, fragile, yet bursting with the joy and hope you had already promised your people. As we look at our own children, remind us of the gift of humility–of recognizing our own Read more
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Trusting the Lord to Fight for You
“…The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14 NIV As 2024 is rapidly approaching, I have been battling within myself on what to “do next.” I know we all go through it at one point or another. Maybe you are no longer fulfilled in your job–maybe you’ve completed a season of Read more
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A Prayer During Quarantine
Father God, thank you for this day. Thank you for the sunshine and rain; for the clouds that come and go; for the breeze as it blows gently now and with mighty force later. Thank you that I can pause and notice these things and be at peace in your creation. Father God, thank you Read more
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A Guide to Listening Prayer
Often when we come to God, we approach Him with a list of to-do’s, wants, needs, and stuff that we’ve decided needs to be accomplished. The Lord honors all forms of our prayers to Him, but if this is where we keep it, we’re missing out on the richness and beauty of deeper relationship with Read more
RACHAEL ANN BOYNTON 