Gathered together on this page are five short prayers for the morning. The first prayer is only two lines - short enough to memorize! The second one is aearly morning prayersuitable for saying on waking, and celebrates the wonders in creation. The third prayer is asimple prayer of surrender...
“Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand. My eyes were often full of tears (I could not tell why) and at times a flood from my heart seemed to pour itself out into my bosom. I thought little of the future. I did no...
They said their prayers and turned in as usual. Lilia was afforded the benefit of keeping whatever book she was reading in her room, so long as she asked. During her prayers that night, Lilia asked the Lord to bless all those she knew, thanked Him for all the blessings she could consid...
to the sensation of caffeine coursing through my bloodstream - I’ve had that exact idiom directed at me many a time. However, a few Tuesdays ago, that simple phrase became a reality I didn’t expect, but oddly enough, I’m glad it disrupted my week of teaching, to say the least. (...
That’s the prayer I prayed every night until I fell off the edge of the world, figuratively speaking. I added those parentheticals today, like written emoticons. But God answered those prayers far into my future without my awareness. Awareness came long after their utterance. ...
So it should come as no surprise, I suppose, that on this Thanksgiving Eve especially I am overcome with it. I fail miserably to find a word that fully expresses the depth of my emotion, so inevitably the same word emerges time and time again…gratitude. Plain and simple. ...
“We aren’t going like this. If we were to go to Earth like this, we would be torn asunder by the need of their prayers. We’re going to be wearing the flesh of Man. We will have to find Azazel dressed in mortal flesh.” ...
His lips kissed her, he could not resist. After all those years. Sparks flew, like a tingle of their souls, jelling and merging. "Can I keep on creating? " Chatty Cathy asked. "Absolutely, I'm your fan. You'll never know how much I love you." Cheerful Charlie was feeling tender...
have settled there. Janani Kannan’s translation brings the rhythms of the Tamil into English with suppleness and sensitivity. Fire Bird takes an age-old, universal story and makes it profoundly local. It is a deceptively simple book that asks probing questions about some of our deepest ...