Posts by Karen Barber
Poem for Heroes “You Covered Me” by Merissa Lee Kelley
Honor the heroes in your life with this poem created by Merissa Lee Kelley to honor the heroes in Las Vegas in 2017 who shielded others during a mass shooting. The poem is entitled “You Covered Me.” Share this poem with all who have been heroes in your life who have covered you physically, emotionally…
Read MoreSuicide Prevention and Awareness Prayer
Your prayers may save someone’s life by connecting with God through our Suicide Prevention and Awareness Prayer. This prayer is vital because suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. and for every completed suicide there are at least 12 suicide attempts. If you are reading this article and feel that someone…
Read MoreLosing Hope Prayer: Restoring Lost Hope through Personal Prayer
This Losing Hope Prayer will help you communicate with God to restore hope when you are in a difficult life situation and your hope is failing. Losing hope prayer is vital because without hope, we can’t survive or thrive. Hope is defined as the belief that something good can eventually happen or that a situation…
Read MoreJump Starter Prayers: When You Need Something and You Haven’t Prayed to God Recently
If you haven’t prayed to God much about other things, is it OK to all of a sudden pray for something you need? Someone recently asked me this. He had prayed to God that his new business idea would prosper. The person who asked me said he hadn’t really prayed much to God for other…
Read MoreConnecting with God Using Prayer Art Meditation
Prayer art can be a powerful aid in enhancing your prayer times and helping you connect to God. Here are the ways you can use prayer art to become closer to God. What is prayer art? I define prayer art as anything an artist or designer has created that shows some aspect of prayer. Prayer…
Read MoreBiblical Guided Prayer for National Day of Prayer Using Daniel’s Prayer from the Bible
This Biblical guided prayer for the National Day of Prayer uses the prayer Daniel prayed in Daniel chapter 9 in the Bible. This guided prayer for the National Day of prayer can be used in church services, small groups or for personal prayer time. Daniel chapter 9 is appropriate because Daniel prayed these words when…
Read MoreUsing Christian Reflection Meditation in Nature to Receive Insights from God
Christian reflection meditation in nature is a powerful way to receive insight about life from God through the things that you see and experience in nature. In this meditation process, you create time and mental space to seriously think about and ponder some aspect of your life, your faith or your relationship with God and…
Read MoreChronic Health Condition Prayer for Healing, Strength, Guidance and Relief
This chronic health condition prayer can help those whose daily lives are disrupted by ongoing health problems such as immune disorders, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, migraines, asthma, obesity and lung disease, to name a few. Half of all of us in the of the U.S. are in need of this chronic health condition prayer…
Read MoreHow to Do Meditation Using the Bible with Lectio Divina
To do meditation using the Bible you can use a process where you read a passage and then think deeply about a verse or phrase that draws your attention. This way to do meditation using the Bible is called Lectio Divina. The Christian tradition of meditation using the Bible Meditation using the Bible or Lectio…
Read MoreCrying on Palm Sunday? Follow Jesus Down the Mount of Olives
Our Palm Sunday Prayer was written to help you welcome Jesus Christ with thanksgiving and praise as residents of Jerusalem did thousands of years ago. However Palm Sunday is also connected with tears for people who have not responded to Christ’s love. On a prayer pilgrimage to Jerusalem several years I was first introduced to…
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