Tag: prayer
A Prayer for Israel and Palestine
O God, our Refuge and Strength, Sovereign over all nations,
In the haunting aftermath of recent conflict in the Middle East, we turn to you...
A Prayer for the Victims of the Covenant School Shooting
Yesterday we heard the tragic news of a school shooting in Nashville, TN at Covenant School, a private Christian school founded in 2001 as...
Jesus Taught Us To Pray, “Forgive us Our Sins”
Our Lord built confession into the church’s prayer plan, and the church has included confession in its liturgy for centuries.
Catechism, Chapter 6: The Means of Grace
Q. 57. What are the outward and ordinary means of grace?
A. The outward and ordinary means by which God gives grace are his ordinances,...
Lectio Divina: A Method for Daily Devotions
Lectio Divina ("Divine Reading") is an ancient method of prayerfully and contemplatively reading the Scriptures. The content of this article is available as a...
A Prayer for Ukraine (with Scripture Readings)
by Alex Fry and Johnathan Arnold
The following prayer was written for use in churches. A PDF version with footnotes may be downloaded here and...
Scriptural and Specific Prayers for Overcoming Anger
In a previous article, “Pray Scripturally and Specifically,” I explained the benefits of praying specific and thoroughly biblical prayers. I’m convinced that the best...
A Devoted Church: Word, Fellowship, Sacrament, Prayer
If we want the church to grow, the single most important thing that we need to do is to be the church.
12 Prayers For the New Year
No one was prepared for the challenges and setbacks of 2020. As a pastor, I was absolutely overwhelmed at times. Like many, I began...
God Said It, I Believe It, Does That Settle It? “Great...
It’s no good claiming God said it, I believe, that settles it, if you haven’t properly understood what God said.