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A Prayer Vigil Guide for Visioning

By Karen Barber | June 28, 2011

Using this format, people were really able to tap into the power of prayer during a 48 hour prayer vigil in preparation for a visioning event at our church.  People especially appreciated the fact that they had a scripture to meditate on with every suggested activity. How to do this prayer practice: 1.  Make up…

Bedtime Prayer “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep”

By Karen Barber | June 28, 2011

When I was a girl my parents would come into my bedroom and I would say this bedtime prayer.  I have included the traditional version and another version that replaces the “If I die before I wake” to keep from having sensitive children worry about dying in their sleep. Traditional version of “Now I Lay…

A Biblical Prayer of Confession

By Karen Barber | June 28, 2011

Are you having trouble finding the right words to say to confess that you have made mistakes, done the wrong things and need God to forgive you and help you have a fresh start?  his prayer from the Bible verse in Psalm 32:1-7 is a powerful one to use as a personal prayer of confession.…

Prayer for a Word of Truth

By Karen Barber | June 28, 2011

Need to know the truth about yourself and your situation?  Praying for the truth can help you gain the insight you need.  Here are some promises to claim and some historical prayers for truth: From the Jesus: You tell us that “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to…

Seeking God in Prayer – Anselm of Canterbury

By Karen Barber | June 28, 2011

Come now, little man!  Flee for a while from your tasks, hide yourself for a little space from the turmoil of your thoughts.  Come, cast aside your burdensome cares, and put aside your laborious pursuits.  For a little while give your time to God, and rest in him for a little while.  Enter into the…

Anima Christi Prayer

By Karen Barber | June 28, 2011

This prayer invokes Christ to envelope us.  It appears in many copies of The Spiritual Exercises by St. Ignatius, though this prayer may not have been written by him. Anima Christi Prayer Soul of Christ, be my sanctification; Body of Christ, be my salvation; Blood of Christ, fill all my veins; Water of Christ’s side,…