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Good Friday Prayer Mediation

By Karen Barber | March 19, 2012

I was most moved at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Israel when we saw a slab of rock where bodies were placed to be washed and wrapped for burial centuries ago.  Here Christ’s body was placed to be wrapped in linen before a hasty burial.  Many people were kneeling amid the noise…

World Peace Prayer Scriptures

By Karen Barber | March 19, 2012

These World Peace Prayer Scriptures can be used to pray God’s heart and intentions that the world live in peace.  This  God-given peace includes peace among nations and the absence of war, peace with others, peace with God and inner peace during times of trouble. When we pray for peace on earth, we are praying…

Prayer of Farewell Blessing

By Karen Barber | March 15, 2012

When we depart from someone we care about, it’s comforting to say a prayer of blessing.  The words of the hymn by J.E. Rankin entitled “God be with you till we meet again” make a good way to express our desires that God will protect and care for our loved ones while they are absent…

Adoption Prayer

By Karen Barber | March 9, 2012

This adoption prayer was written to help you  pray while going through the legal process of adopting a child.  The adoption process can bring a roller coaster of emotions and times of stressful waiting.  Prayer can be a way to tell God the desires of your heart while praying for the child of God’s choosing…

Purim Prayer in Thankfulness for God’s Unseen Divine Intervention

By Karen Barber | March 7, 2012

The Jewish celebration of Purim commemorates the deliverance and protection of the Jewish minority in ancient Persia from their enemy Haman through the intervention of the Jewish heroine, Queen Esther.   (See the book of Esther in the Bible)  Although God’s name is not mentioned in this historical account, it is implied that Esther prayed during…

Finding Peace in Life’s Storms

By David Shelton | March 6, 2012

When the storms of life overwhelm you and you desperately need peace, come with author David Shelton on a figurative prayer journey toward Jesus who is present even in the middle of your storm. Finding Peace A storm does not quite define the situations that we face in life.  The storms of life are more…