Hospital Waiting Room Prayers
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
Prayer and writing about prayer is a wonder, isn’t it? You end up in just the right places.
A Pastor’s Blessing
By Rick Hamlin7 min read
He never expected to find such generosity amid such poverty, but a Kenyan pastor and his congregants welcomed him with open hearts.
A Lego Prayer for Lent
By Rick Hamlin3 min read
As you pray, notice the images that come into your head. I find my prayer life is enhanced when I use them.
Lenten Prayers
By Rick Hamlin3 min read
I don’t mind getting honest in prayer. I mean, God knows what I’m thinking anyway. But a whole service dedicated to contrition?
An Oscar-Nominated Movie’s Best Line About Prayer
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
Philomena never loses her faith. She has suffered, she has doubted, yet she believes.
Give Thanks in All Things
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
It’s always a good idea to write what you’re grateful for. It’s part of the prayer process of thanksgiving.
My Favorite Parable About Prayer
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
Jesus tells us that we should be insistent and keep praying until we get an answer.
My Praying Colleagues
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
How do we keep prayer a part of our busy days at Guideposts? We share prayer needs as they come in.
Prayer for a Cold Day
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
Help me, Lord, see the beauty of the ice on the river, the sun on icicles, the wind, the snow, the hail…
Bring Him Home
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
Reflecting on the life of a friend and offering a song that’s really a prayer.
“Your Sins Are Forgiven”
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
One woman said that her prayer time often became burdened with the long list of sins she confessed…
Prayers Get Answered
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
It’s why people keep prayer journals: to remember that they prayed for the good things that happen.
