Posts by Debra Walters
Journaling as a Form of Prayer
Journaling is an active form or prayer that can have great benefits to your emotional, physical and spiritual health. Prayer journaling not only changes you into becoming your best self; but it offers you a deeper appreciation for noticing and listening and hearing God’s wooing, warning and caring of you in the course of daily…
Read MorePrayer to Renew the Heart
When we become tired, stressed by the heart-numbing daily routine of life, we often need a prayer that helps us find our inner child and refreshes and renews our hearts. Here is a prayer litany to help us renew our hearts, even when faced with your complex and difficult adult lives full of grief and…
Read MoreCreating a Celtic Prayer Table to Celebrate the Seasons
A wonderfully visual and interactive way to celebrate the Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter seasons or Earth Day with prayer is to create an interactive Celtic-inspired prayer table focal point rich with symbolism and meaning. How to do this prayer practice: I have been decorating my home for the seasons for years and as a…
Read MoreUsing Laments to Offer Prayers Complaining about Loss and Injustice
Is complaining to God OK? Can you complain to God about grief? In the Bible, Bible verse writers complain to God using something called a lament about loss, injustice, grief, tragedy or a deep concern about the state of society or the environment. Here is a deeply moving and thought provoking article by Rev. Debra…
Read MorePraying Following the Death of a Child
This is a moving and honest prayer helpful to anyone who has experienced the loss of a son or daughter of any age. Grieving the loss of a child is one of the hardest griefs there is to weather. Parents and family members mourn their loved one with each passing day, holiday without them, or…
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