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Prayer, Plain and Simple
Chopra and Oprah and Jesus
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“By myself I can do nothing… I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.” ~Jesus (John 5:30) Contrast these words spoken by Jesus with new-age guru Deepak Chopra: “Know that you are already a complete spiritual being. The path forward is just a matter of waking up to your true unlimited self.”…
Super Bowl Power Outage: Let There Be Light – a Prayer
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“God, light matters. We need light and when light goes out, we’re thrown into confusion and even fear. When power fades or goes out, we need to turn to you. God, you are our power source. You are the source of light. As the lights have gone out in the Super Bowl it reminds us…
Egypt: A Prayer
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“God, today we pray for Egypt, a nation one again in great turmoil. Save Egypt from violence and despair. You love this land, and always have, even when that love demanded your hand of discipline and judgment. Egypt along the Nile is intricately woven into the fabric of our histories together. It was your land…
The Seduction of Politics and a Prayer of Response
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
President Obama is re-elected, and I’m kicking myself for caring. A 51% – 49% chasm divides America. It’s a canyon politics cannot span. I knew this of course but I deluded myself into imagining that an election might heal us, that we humans might yet right our own course. The cold truth: no election fixes…
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