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Ecumenical Prayer Cycle to Cover all Regions of the World

By Karen Barber | March 28, 2012

The following prayer plan allows you to pray in concert with Christians of every denomination all over the globe to cover every region in prayer during the course of a year.  This is an outreach of the World Council of Churches.  You can find specific requests for each country on this link.   Here is…

Praying to Discover Your Gifts and Your Calling

By Karen Hughes | March 26, 2012

Are you trying to figure out a new career path based on your talents, gifts and callings?  Here’s a creative prayer plan that will lead you on an inward journey to discover God’s possibilities. How to do this prayer practice: Because our circumstances change throughout our lives we frequently need to re-evaluate our career paths. …

Creating a Place of Prayer in Your Home

By Karen Barber | March 19, 2012

Creating a prayer place in your home is easy.  It’s a great way to establish the habit of praying every day.  Having a prayer place in your home is also convenient.  And it provides privacy for your prayer times.      Having a prayer place in your home creates space where you can place your whole…

Good Friday Prayer Mediation

By Karen Barber | March 19, 2012

I was most moved at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Israel when we saw a slab of rock where bodies were placed to be washed and wrapped for burial centuries ago.  Here Christ’s body was placed to be wrapped in linen before a hasty burial.  Many people were kneeling amid the noise…

World Peace Prayer Scriptures

By Karen Barber | March 19, 2012

These World Peace Prayer Scriptures can be used to pray God’s heart and intentions that the world live in peace.  This  God-given peace includes peace among nations and the absence of war, peace with others, peace with God and inner peace during times of trouble. When we pray for peace on earth, we are praying…

Prayer of Farewell Blessing

By Karen Barber | March 15, 2012

When we depart from someone we care about, it’s comforting to say a prayer of blessing.  The words of the hymn by J.E. Rankin entitled “God be with you till we meet again” make a good way to express our desires that God will protect and care for our loved ones while they are absent…