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Prayer, Plain and Simple
A Prayer For Thick Skin
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
O Israel, trust the Lord! He is your helper and your shield. priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the Lord! He is your helper and your shield. All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord! He is your helper and your shield. (Psalm 115:9-11) Three times in close succession,…
Prayer as Speaking to the Mountain
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“If you say to this mountain…” (Mark 11:23) There is something odd about some of Jesus’ prayers: They are not “prayers” in a literal sense. They are directives aimed not toward God but toward situations or objects in the world. Once you see this, you see it everywhere in the Gospels. Mmm. And Jesus isn’t…
Praying Above and Beyond
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” (Ephesians 3:20). The writer of Hebrews lays down the challenge, “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.” (Hebrews 4:16) We have. We have walked…
Baby Steps to Prayer
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, and the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.” (Psalm 37:5) Children learn to talk. We too have been learning, talking with God in fits and starts ourselves. We half imagine…
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