Prayer

Words to pray when political regimes continue to disappoint — King of Kings, We are despondent at the present state of affairs. Too often, the markers of a new regime have been deception, corruption, and power plays at the expense of the marginalized. Even as we seek to participate in democratic governments, our votes are suppressed , we are fed…

Somewhere in Genevieve’s Spastic Search for God 2023 (which is not necessarily YOUR spastic search for God, but, you know, I do my best to inform, entertain, and provide reading resources so you too can experience great joy should you choose to keep creeping on my life), I remember why…

As a young girl I witnessed my grandmother praying on her knees in her bedroom or with her head bowed at the kitchen table talking to the Lord. Through her example, she taught me that there is nothing that we cannot discuss with God and that there is nothing too…

Here are five prayers for the last five days of Women’s History Month. — I cannot think of a better time to pray for women than during Women’s History Month. As a praying woman, it’s also a good time to reflect on my role in my family and society. ONE Heavenly Father; I pray for women in this storm of a weary world. Open our…

Another thing you do: You flood the LORD’S altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer looks with favor on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. You ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD is the witness between you and the wife of…

For now, my parents aren’t asking too many questions But there’ll always be that eternal magnifying glass Hanging over me like a cloud For a while (pfffh, “for a while”), they thought there was something wrong with me Why did he like that kind of music? Why does he act…

Words to pray when you are overwhelmed, broken, and need peace — God of peace, May the peace that the Lord Jesus promised to give to us, the peace that is unfathomable, unquantifiable, and unsurpassable guard our hearts — When we are on the tip of breaking, keep us whole. When we are without, keep us together within. When midnight terrors arise, send your angels to take charge over us. When we are abandoned, carry us in your everlasting arms.