Prayer Archives

Battle Won

The battle I’ve seen waged by loved ones who’ve been plagued with cancers of every stripe is one of emotions and faith and finding hope when there was no hope, praying through pain and fear.

The headstone of James Hamlin who died in 1718.

Prayer in the Old Cemetery

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

When you do a little tracing back, you glimpse the stories behind your own story.

Prayers in Grief

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

The love of God is there to comfort us. But how do you access that love when you are grieving?

The Dream That Answered Her Prayer

By Lou Dean7 min read

In this excerpt from Dreams of Angels, a grieving daughter begs God to help her see her alcoholic mother in a new light.

Guideposts: Beverly Sills with her husband, Peter Greenough

Guideposts Classics: Beverly Sills on the Power of Prayer

By Beverly Sills7 min read

In this story from November 1973, beloved operatic soprano Beverly Sills shares how God helped her cope with her special-needs children.

Stuck in a Prayer? On Your Feet!

By julia-attaway2 min read

I was astonished at how physically “going to Jesus” made a difference in my prayer. Literally going out of my way to seek him made a difference.

Blogger Rick Hamlin with his brother-in-law Mike

The Man Who Fell From the Sky

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

When my brother-in-law Mike survived a small plane crash, total strangers prayed for him. Or were they?

Seven Sayings of Jesus on Prayer

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

Jesus prayed. And showed by his prayers what prayer can be: direct, simple, honest and passionate. Here’s help, in Jesus’s own words.

A Prayerful Farewell

By Peola Hicks2 min read

This is my last blog for Guideposts, as I assume a Senior Pastor position at the Naugatuck United Methodist Church. I will always cherish OurPrayer in my heart.