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Overcoming Distractions When Praying

By Charlene Stamper | May 7, 2012

Here’s a creative way to overcome distractions in prayer. Distractions I’ve been doing some redecorating lately.  It’s fun, but it can get to be time-consuming.  I fly from store to store collecting swatches of fabric, bring them home and tape them to our walls and chairs for contemplation. One morning I awoke with thoughts of…

Words of Encouragement

By Tracy Groover | May 4, 2012

When we’re in need of words of encouragement and perspective this poem can be read both as a tribute to our earthly parents who encouraged us to outlast our pain and problems and it can also be read as words of encouragement from Our Heavenly Father that in time, we will be renewed because in…

Thankfulness for a Mother’s Strong Guiding Love

By Tracy Groover | May 4, 2012

As we mature we often look back with gratefulness to the good advice our mothers gave us that we didn’t like at the time it was given.  Here is an inspirational poem to help us express our gratefulness to God for giving us strong mothers of faith.  After thanking God for your mother, express your…

Mothers Day Prayer

By Karen Barber | April 24, 2012

One of the best Mother’s Day gifts is the gift of prayer.  Here is a prayer for you to thank your mother or someone who has acted as a mother in your life through their love and care.  Have a happy Mother’s Day! Mothers Day Prayer  Dear God, We thank you for our mothers and…

Spiritual Adrenaline Prayer

By Karen Barber | April 21, 2012

We experience what I call Spiritual Adrenaline when life situations or even the process of praying about problems cause us to experience intense feelings of heightened anxiety, hurt, anger or a sense of  injustice.  Because this can cause actual physical stress responses in us, we need to learn how to pray problems into God’s hands…

Praying Following the Death of a Child

By Debra Walters | April 18, 2012

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…