Prayer

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BE ENCOURAGED! WE CAN LEARN TO PRAY

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BE ENCOURAGED! WE CAN LEARN TO PRAY

Simply put, prayer is having a conversation with God.

It’s been said that “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.”

In some ways, then, prayer should be the easiest, most natural thing we do—as natural as breathing.

But if prayer is a struggle for us, take heart! We can learn to pray!

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THREE ENCOURAGING TRUTHS ABOUT PRAYER

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THREE ENCOURAGING TRUTHS ABOUT PRAYER

Three truths about prayer from Luke 11:1-2.

“Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is always revealing some new beauty.” E. M. Bounds

Prayer is talking TO the Father THROUGH the Son in the POWER of the Spirit.

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"LITURGY FOR GRIEVING A NATIONAL TRAGEDY" (Douglas McKelvey)

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"LITURGY FOR GRIEVING A NATIONAL TRAGEDY" (Douglas McKelvey)

My heart broke yet again when I saw the headline about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

In the face of tragedies such as these, I struggle to find the right words to pray… I’ve found the words in Douglas McKelvey’s “Liturgy for Grieving a National Tragedy” helpful.