How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! Psalm 147:1b if we believe that all Good comes from Godwhy not lift your face with thankful glancesa hundred times a day? —Jennifer Anna Rich, Prayer Spa Prayer of the...
My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:2 We don’t have to stage-manage our prayer, but simply make room for it to happen. —Michael Casey, Grace on...
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.—Psalm 118:1 Stability does not depend on our ability to shore up crumbling foundations in the midst of change and confusion. Rather, it rests on the character of One who promises...
You are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church. —Matthew 16:18aGeorge Herbert expresses our thought eloquently:Thou who hast given so much to me, give one thing more, a grateful heart.Not thankful when it pleases me, as though...
For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.” —Psalm 122:8 True forgiveness, according to Christ, is inextricably linked to relationships. Loving relationships are precious and built over a period of years. They mature as...
My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. —Psalm 62:1“Julian Meetings,” which encourage contemplative prayer, issues a prayer card: Relax your body and quiet your mind. Be open to God in the silence. God is with...
By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life. —Psalm 42:8 When we focus on God’s generosity toward the world, we immediately run into the fact of his generosity...
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people. —Luke 1:68In her Revelations, Julian reminds us that we have to work at prayer. It begins with deliberate choice and it makes...
I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hoofs. —Psalm 69:30–31 The litmus test for any Christian community must be...
