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Ways to Pray During a Crisis
Do you need some ideas of ways to pray during a crisis? I know that having a list when I sit down to pray really helps me focus my prayers. If I don’t use a list, halfway through praying I’m drifting into the thousand other tasks swirling around my mommy brain. First, I thought of all the people and groups for which we should pray and ended with ways we can pray. Pray for our leaders In any crisis, our governmental leaders have to make many difficult decisions. They try to weigh out the cost-benefit ratios, but in the end, can only do their best to make wise choices. They…
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How to Pray on this National Day of Prayer
Today is the National Day of Prayer. My daughter was born on the National Day of Prayer a few years ago, which has made it special for me even when it doesn’t fall on her birthday. I always take time to pray today. With everything in the news, I feel overwhelmed. Every time I read the news, the world seems more on the brink of disaster. So many people don’t have a relationship with or even knowledge of God. Sometimes, this world feels hopeless. But thankfully we know that the hope we have is not in this world, but overcame it! John 16:33 ESV I have said these things to you,…