Lately I’ve been fascinated with the idea of walls and masks. Not because I want them, but because I’m ready to break them down and tear them off. I came across this post about breaking down the walls of Jericho after praying through some prayers by Dr. Olukoya about breaking down the walls of Jericho….
I couple of random thoughts: 1. I loved it how, yesterday, when John called to set up an appointment for Gavin to meet with Pastor Steve, the lady was so matter of fact and said (regarding his lack of speech), “Well, we can take care of that!” She put him on the prayer list and…
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to discuss Yom Kippur which is celebrated (or perhaps observed is a better word) today. Yom Kippur Leviticus 16:29-31 This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble your souls and not do any work,whether the native, or the alien who sojourns among you; for it is on this day that atonement shall…
Psalm 5:3 In the morning, O LORD, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch. This is a call to daily battle! The word for “order my prayer to You” actually means to set the battle. In the morning, I lift my voice in prayer, and in doing so…
Bring us back, our Father, to Your Torah, and bring us near, our King, to Your service, and influence us to return in perfect repentance before You. Shemoneh Esrei hashivanu This is from a post that Skip made yesterday, but I thought it was so beautiful in its wording. It’s part of the morning prayers from the…
“Peace I give to You” Almighty One I need peace; Rest and comfort to calm my soul Help and order to sooth my mind. Confusion roils through my heart I seek Your truth I seek Your way But I find that I don’t find The answers that I seek I find that I don’t know…
Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. The last few nights my little Mr. G has had a tough time sleeping. So I’ve been going in and singing to him, praying over him, and telling him Bible verses. The sad thing is that I remember so…
I don’t know what to say this morning. I don’t know how to pray. Everyone seems to have an order or formula for it, things to do or not to do, the right way and the wrong way. I don’t like coming with a laundry list, but that’s what seems to happen so often. In…
God is always faithful. He is. Even when we don’t see it, He is. (aside: for an interesting article on the difference between Greek seeing and Hebrew hearing, read this.) I’m not always the best example of remembering this, but I was reading an update from a woman who was miraculously healed, recently moved, and…
Numbers 23:3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill. This sounds familiar. When people who know want to hear from God, they get away…
