
A Parting Prayer
It seemed a message for all of us, here at the end of a good life, one lived in faith, hope, love and great kindness.
In 1978, author Loren Eiseley published an essay called “The Star Thrower.” It recounts a beach walk by a narrator...
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It seemed a message for all of us, here at the end of a good life, one lived in faith, hope, love and great kindness.

In this excerpt from 10 Prayers You Can’t Live Without, Rick Hamlin shares how intercessory prayer deepens your faith and enhances your life.

In my favorite painting of the Ascension, the only part of Jesus we see are his feet, with the disciples below looking up. I put myself in that painting and pray…

“I’m going to pray right here and now that you find something else and it will be even better than the job you lost…”

At our wedding service, we hoped to make clear that Jesus would be at the center of our marriage…

What happens to prayers that go unanswered? What if the answer is No?

In that moment when you don’t think you have anything left to say and you can’t imagine what God has to say to you; somehow, prayer happens.

To pray in a time of disaster like this is to pray big. Pray for forgiveness, pray for understanding, pray for peace.

I closed my eyes and could imagine purring accompanying my praying. I felt right at home.

The psalms provide words of prayer even in the hardest times. They invite believers “to lay the whole mess before God.”

On the cross, Jesus prayed, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” There’s no reason we shouldn’t be just as honest in our prayers.
I’ve always wondered: What’s good about Good Friday? In prayer, I found the answer.
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