If you are wondering how to find a good starting point for prayer, an excellent place to begin is to learn how to pray Scripturally informed prayers.         A Pattern from the Old Testament Being a person who is a student of prayer, I was fascinated when I learned about different daily prayers that Jewish people…

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This Praying with dementia patients and Alzheimer’s patients article has simple prayer ideas can be used by caregivers, family members, clergy and church members to actively engage their loved ones in prayer. Doing simple prayer activities with memory care patients in prayer can stimulate memories and enable them to connect with God despite their limitations. …

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When a shooting or mass killing tragedy happens, prayer can help us grieve and also bring comfort and a way to remember and honor those who have died.  In this video, John Roland shares ways that prayer made a difference at the Wedgewood Baptist Church in Fort Worth Texas when a gunman went on a…

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Arrow prayers are an effective means of receiving God’s help at a moment’s notice in the middle of any life situation. Arrow prayers are quick short sentence prayers asking for God’s help while we’re in the middle of a crisis, problem or daily activity. Other common names for arrow prayers include bullet prayers, flash prayers,…

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What should you pray if you are offering a prayer at a public meeting?  Public prayers are often customary to begin meetings or events, such as prayers at city council meetings, prayers to begin legislature sessions, prayers at commencement ceremonies, prayers to begin a nonprofit board meeting,  inauguration prayers, memorial service prayers or prayers of…

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When you are going through a crisis an effective way of crisis praying is to find and use a hiding place for prayer where you can physically, mentally and spiritually feel sheltered from stress and anxiety. In your prayer hiding place, you can feel protected and helped, no matter what crisis you are experiencing.  …

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Often when someone we know is going through a life crisis we may formally or informally enter into a supportive, care giving relationship with them to help them through.  Using effective prayer strategies is essential.  If you are a pastor,  Stephen Minister, mentor, counselor or caring friend of someone in a life crisis, here are…

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Praying with or to the Saints is a traditional way to pray in the strength of “the communion of saints” or those virtuous Christians who have gone before us and who now live eternally in heaven. 1.  Become educated about saints. We Catholics celebrate “All Saints Day” every November 1st. On this holy day we…

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