How We Pray for Daily Bread

Excerpt from Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home by Richard Foster If we were not so familiar with the Lord’s Prayer, we would be astonished at the petition for daily bread. If it had come from the lips of any other than Jesus himself, we would consider it an intrusion of materialism upon the refined…

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Spoken or Written, Jesus Loves Our Prayers

Cozy reading nook with coffee.

by Polly Wick Writing my prayers is how I best communicate with Jesus. Words get all mixed up coming out of my mouth when praying out loud. This Thanksgiving I so wanted to say the prayer. I tried. It fell flat. And I had so much to say! I love it when friends pray from…

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Take time out to nourish your soul

Daffodils and tulips in vases.

Arranging flowers in little vases makes my heart happy. I always buy flowers that are the least expensive at the grocery store as a little treat and day-brightener for myself each week. When flowers are too expensive, I’ll improvise by cutting greenery and anything that’s blooming in my yard to fill a vase. However, this…

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