A Prayer for 9/11
Mychal Judge was a chaplain for the New York City Fire Department. He had printed the words of this prayer on a card to hand out to anyone who needed them.
Mychal Judge was a chaplain for the New York City Fire Department. He had printed the words of this prayer on a card to hand out to anyone who needed them.
How we lit our way through the Hurricane Irene blackout.
I still pray, read the Bible and live out my beliefs even when my devotions are less than satisfying. I think God is probably glad I’m doing all those things even though I’m not “getting anything out of it.”
As we prepare for a hurricane, a prayer to help soothe our hearts and remember what matters most.
I’ve found that using the word and has a positive effect—not only on my children, but on my prayer life as well.
If you ever have those moments when your brain goes blank trying to remember a name or a word, welcome to the club. How prayer can improve your brain power and expand your memory.
Devotion isn’t about talking at God. A right relationship requires talking with Him. Which means pausing to listen after sending up a two-second prayer.
How do you pray when you’re worried about your job, your savings, your security? The best thing I’ve found to do when I get too worried about myself is to pray for someone else.
One thought piled upon another: needs, desires, petitions, frustrations. Listening to myself, I thought, Wait a minute—where is God in all this?
Just as I begin to judge the girl at church with the too-tight clothes and too-high heels, just as I begin to pity her parents, I remember to pray for her instead.
Prayer doesn’t always take me to a quiet, peaceful place. Sometimes I need to pray for all the things that swim in my head.
Isn’t it true that so often adversity brings us together to look after one another? And one of the greatest ways we care for ourselves is with prayer.