
The Power of Praying for Someone Else
Read about the tangible results from praying for others.
In 1978, author Loren Eiseley published an essay called “The Star Thrower.” It recounts a beach walk by a narrator...
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Read about the tangible results from praying for others.

This seems the only right way of responding: to gather with those we care about and pray.

To understand where someone else is coming from, to know what they’ve suffered, is the beginning of prayer.

Her life was a prayer with a lot of laughs. Nice to think how a laugh can be part of prayer. If only I’d known a little bit more about her…

Have you ever wondered if God is truly waiting to hear from you?

Death is full of its mysteries and life of its wonders. If the transition from one to the next comes swiftly, it can be a prayer answered.

The Bible reminds us that it is as good to pray for rain as for the living water that Jesus spoke of.

Making God your coach means paying closer attention to the Bible and looking for how it speaks in your life.

It’s hope that matters more than a chemo treatment or an oxygen mask, hope that takes us on its journey far from this world.

In my heart I prayed for some help through this, some wisdom, something to hold onto…

If God already knows what we want, why do we bother praying for it?

When I close my eyes in prayer, I search for the face of God, like the face of a loved one who wants me to do my best.
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