The prayer is from St. Leo’s consolation of his young disciple Pavel Petrovich Tambovtsev, who was in despair over the suicide of his father and seems to have died from the effects of this depression soon after, at age twenty-six. He had seen this suffering-to-come in a dream of ...
You must prayerfully and carefully consider how to handle all relationships, use theWord of Godas your guide, and keep in mind that we are all sinful human beings. We are not going to be perfect. Toxic behavior is a heart problem, and we all are capable of exhibiting these...
There are lots of benefits of praying for others. Prayer for husband and wife can bring more compassion to the relationship. There’s this beautiful scripture about praying for each other “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fe...
To illustrate the performative nature of prayer utterances, I describe three types of actions that prayer utterances can accomplish: (1) aligning potentially problematic or questionable conduct with cultural expectations, (2) signaling to others an intense yearning for an object or occurrence on the ...
To initiate a prayer of confession, consider these guidelines: Acknowledging Sins:Begin by honestly reflecting on your actions and attitudes that have fallen short of God’s standards. Ideas for Opening Lines: “God, I’m sorry for… (the times I’ve failed to love others as You have loved...
As parents, grandparents, mentors, and leaders, we have been given the incredible power to make a difference in the world through the lives of the children we love. And though many of us pray for our kids daily and strongly believe in the power of prayer, it's sometimes hard to know ...
I believe that prayer is the measure of the man. Spiritually, in a way that nothing else is, so that how we pray is as important a question as we can ever face – J.I. Packer DA Carson on Prayer When it comes to knowing God, we are a culture of the spiri
The Practice of Healing Prayer: A How-To Guide for Catholics [Paperback] Most Catholics did not grow up learning how to pray with others for healing or to expect that their prayers could be powerful and transformative. In this book, Francis MacNutt, an early leader in the Catholic Charismati...
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prayer. They ask where in Scripture is there proof that we can use this kind of prayer for either protection or deliverance when we will really need it. There was no evidence that the early apostles ever pled the blood to heal, to cast out demons, or to get God’s basic protection on...