Prayer of the day
A Prayer for Chronic Pain
Lord, Paul begged you three times to take the thorn away, and you did not (2 Corinthians 12:8–9). You gave him grace instead. I have begged you more than three. Give...
A Prayer for Chronic Pain
Lord, Paul begged you three times to take the thorn away, and you did not (2 Corinthians 12:8–9). You gave him grace instead. I have begged you more than three. Give...
A Prayer for a Broken Friendship
Lord, David wrote for us: It is not an enemy who taunts me — I could bear that. It is you, my companion, my familiar friend (Psalm 55:12–14). You know how...
A Prayer for a Broken Friendship
Lord, David wrote for us: It is not an enemy who taunts me — I could bear that. It is you, my companion, my familiar friend (Psalm 55:12–14). You know how...
A Prayer for the Aging Body
Lord, my body is not what it was. The mirror surprises me now. The stairs are longer than they were — and yet. And yet. Moses at a hundred and...
A Prayer for the Aging Body
Lord, my body is not what it was. The mirror surprises me now. The stairs are longer than they were — and yet. And yet. Moses at a hundred and...
A Prayer After Divorce
Lord, this is not the ending I wrote for. There are papers on a counter I never expected to sign. Sit with me tonight. You are near to the brokenhearted (Psalm...
A Prayer After Divorce
Lord, this is not the ending I wrote for. There are papers on a counter I never expected to sign. Sit with me tonight. You are near to the brokenhearted (Psalm...