SIMPLE PRAYERS FOR A COMPLEX LIFE A friend of mine recently wrote about a question that was asked at the end of a devotion she was reading: “What is your simple prayer today?” As I thought about what a “simple prayer” looks like for me, I was reminded of a quote by...

How Long, O Lord? (Experiencing a Dark Night of the Soul) If you are like me, there are seasons when your prayer life seems out of sorts…when it feels as if God is not speaking or leading you as He perhaps has in the past. It is during such times that I begin to...

PRAYING WITH A FAITH-FILLED HEART A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting...

BLESSING PRAYER: A GIFT OF LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT Perhaps you struggle, as I often do, with what to give your spouse, children, or other loved ones on their birthdays or holidays! Have you considered the incredible gift of Blessing Prayer? Over the years, I have found...

LORD, MAKE ME HOLY “But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy’” (1 Peter 1:15-16). I used to struggle uncomfortably with the command of God to be holy as He is holy…not because I didn’t believe it...

GOD WITH US “As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy” (Luke 1:44). Several years ago, through the miracle of FaceTime and iPhones, I was able to see the 3-D photograph of a very special baby…my granddaughter. At...

Silence As Intimacy with God “But oh! God is in his holy Temple! Quiet everyone – a holy silence. Listen!” Habakkuk 2:20 MSG “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Luke 5:16 “Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him…” Psalm 37:7a Jesus...