Posts by Merissa Lee Kelley
Prayer to Ask for God’s Help when You Are Trying to Do It All Yourself
A key to letting go of our problems in prayer is in realizing when our pride is blocking us from asking for God’s healing power. Are you tired, bitter and worn out? Maybe you’re trying to handle your problems by yourself without God’s help. This prayer poem gives us the power to reach out to God…
Read MorePrayer for Our Country
This prayer poem asks God’s help, wisdom and guidance for our nation. Use this prayer for our country on the National Day of Prayer, or as a Memorial Day prayer or a Fourth of July prayer in your personal prayer times or at family gatherings. “Freedom’s Song” Heavenly Father, enthroned above We praise you for…
Read MoreValentines Day with Jesus
Your prayers and encouragement can be a free and beautiful Valentines Day gift for someone who feels unloved because of divorce, loss of a spouse, a break up of a relationship or the stress and loneliness of being single. Use this poem as a personal prayer or a prayer of blessings for someone you know…
Read MorePraying with Joy in all Circumstances
Have you every wondered how to pray with joy even when you’re in stressful circumstances where you say to God, “You’ve got to be kidding me! I’m supposed to be joyful in this?” Here is a poem prayer for you from gifter writer Merissa Lee Kelley that’s based on the Bible verse in James. James…
Read MoreWaiting Like Daniel for God to Move to Answer Prayers
When we make a prayer request we sometimes wonder if our prayers to God have been heard. Yet when we engage in daily prayer God hears and his hand is moving in unseen ways in the spiritual realm. A remarkable example is found in the Bible verses in Daniel 10:1-21 where an angel tells Daniel…
Read MoreSpending Quality Time with God…Just Because He’s God
When our prayer times become crowded with too many requests squeezed into too little time, this poetic prayer by Merissa Lee Kelley helps us learn the art of enjoying God’s company and resting in His embrace via quality prayer time that is “beneficial and healthy to our spiritual, emotional and physical well being.” Merissa’s Story…
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