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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 With Jesus
By
Mark and Jill Herringshaw
The night Jesus was arrested he prayed to the Father for all his followers, including you and me. While we pray to God in Jesus’s name it’s amazingly encouraging to know he prays for us. Today’s prayer – let Jesus pray for you! Get your Bible and find John 17. Find a private place and read this…
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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