Prayer is not always easy, and while we don’t necessarily want all our prayers scripted out for us (for we are in relationship with God, and we can speak with Him heart-to-heart all day long), our souls can benefit greatly from borrowing the prayers of the Bible, particularly the Psalms. David wrote a lovely evening prayer…

Holding her hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum!” (Mark 5:41) He took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them. (Mark 10:16) Touch is vital to our survival. Psychologists tell us it is our first mode of communication. Before we understand our mother’s words, we understand her touch. Touch…

He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.  He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”  They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the…

Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. (Mark 3:13) …Jesus…led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. (Mark 9:2) Following Jesus can be an uphill struggle as He calls us to higher ground, but it’s worth…

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