Baking Cookies and Prayer
by Hannah Cressman The Black Lives Matter movement has been heavy on my heart recently. Current events have me simultaneously horrified by the injustice I’ve been blind to my whole life and encouraged by those who bravely fight for equality. More than ever, I want to do something, anything, to help raise the voices of […]
Praying Like a Child
by Carol Vicary I want to approach prayer like my granddaughter, Ellie, did when she was two. As we sat around the table preparing to share a meal and mentioned praying, Ellie was ready. She clasped her two little hands together and declared, with much enthusiasm, “PRAY”! She was so excited to pray. She sat […]
Searching for Quiet
by Tiffany Coursey Prayer time has always been hard for me. My natural tendency is not quiet. When I try, it’s like my mind becomes louder and faster, making it hard for me to turn my eyes off the world and toward God. I know this time is important, and I have spent the last […]
Simple Prayers for Small Ones
When my kids were younger, I took the three of them to a mall to explore a dinamation exhibit. The low-tech robotic dinosaurs mimicked the sounds and movement of these extinct creatures. Halfway through the mall, I stopped in a Hallmark store to buy a card, but I saw only two of my children when […]
Pour Out Your Heart
by Tonya O’Guinn “Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord.” Lamentations 2:19b As I reflect on this precious verse, my mind is drawn to the idea of what it means to “pour.” The word pour, in its literal sense, is to flow as in a steady stream. This brings to […]
Persistent Prayer
by Fran Hildabrand Waiting—I find this to be one of the hardest places in which to live. My deep desire longs to complete things now, to accomplish a task, to arrive at a destination, to live in fulfilled relationships. None of that comes instantaneously or without commitment. During this season of my life, I find […]