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.
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.
“The results are sure to be in on Monday,” the nurse said. “Just enjoy the weekend.” How would I get through a weekend of waiting?
I wasn’t sure how to help him. Pray for a miracle? Pray for complete healing? Pray that he’s comfortable and at peace?
What happens in your brain when you pray for another? When you enter that slightly altered state, that same state that allows you to see the angels surrounding us?
Most importantly this prayer helps me put my relationship with God right.
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?
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.