
He Who Sings Prays Twice
When I need to tap into the power of prayer at hand, when I’m looking for some spiritual transformation, singing seems just right.
In 1978, author Loren Eiseley published an essay called “The Star Thrower.” It recounts a beach walk by a narrator...
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When I need to tap into the power of prayer at hand, when I’m looking for some spiritual transformation, singing seems just right.
“There’s a fire!” Not more than twenty feet away, flames were spewing out the window of the apartment building next door, shattering glass with heat.

I wasn’t sure how to help him. Pray for a miracle? Pray for complete healing? Pray that he’s comfortable and at peace?
Most importantly this prayer helps me put my relationship with God right.
Giving our children roots and wings isn’t easy. Here’s a daily devotional to help inspire us not to give up.

Friends pray for each other through hard times. It’s the way we can get them through. Sometimes it’s all that gets us through.

My mother always said the last thing she did before she fell asleep was to picture her kids and pray for them. I do the same thing.

Sometimes what helps me most is to concentrate on one verse. I close my eyes and repeat the phrase, letting the spirit move through me.
Even the best of us can make promises to pray for others and then forget the promise. Does that mean that God won’t be looking out for them?

“How am I ever going to do that?” I thought. Can’t I get some special dispensation?

These prayers have been sung, prayed, memorized, memorialized, anthologized, read, pondered over and treasured for centuries. Do you have a favorite prayer?

Work and prayer. It’s a wonderful mix. Any way to remind ourselves that God is present where we are from nine to five.
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