This is a tough prayer. It is a prayer for anyone who is probing the extent of his own selfishness and gathering his wits to fight it. It is a prayer for anyone who feels like her faith is real but her mind and heart still belong to herself instead of to God. It is a prayer for you and me—people who too often worship the gods of comfort and convenience, but desire the courage to ask for something greater. […]
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A Prayer for a Lenten Evening
Thanks to Thomas à Kempis for this gem from The Imitation of Christ. It’s a perfect prayer for a Lenten evening. Grant me Your grace, O most merciful Jesus, that it may be with me, and work with me, and remain with me to the very end. Grant that I may always desire and will […]
The desert or the oasis: Why you should try fixed-hour prayer
Stop ministering from a place of exhaustion. Fixed-hour prayer (the daily offices) can help bring the peace of God to bear on your life and ministry. […]