Occasionally the signs align perfectly, and an idea comes to me for a new online event. Today is July 1, and I went out to my garden and began harvesting from my garden this morning. As I set my newly gathered vegetables on my porch table, I noticed nearby my new copy of Anne Lamott’s…
Tag: Teach Me to Pray
Excerpts from the Book Lord, Teach Us to Pray by Andrew Murray
Lord, Teach Us To Pray By Rev. Andrew Murray Copyright 1896 LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY OR THE ONLY TEACHER. “The disciples had been with Christ, and seen Him pray. They had learnt to understand something of the connection between His wondrous life in public, and His secret life of prayer. They had learnt to…
Thoughts about Using the Bible in Prayer – Excerpts from the Book Subconscious Religion
Today, I stumbled upon the following book by Russell N. Cronwell, Subconscious Religion, Copyright, 1921, by Harper & Brothers. Chapter VI Use of the Bible in Prayer “IT will be useful to any seeker after God to examine the agencies which have helped those whose prayers have been conspicuously answered. Among the many helps which, seemingly,…
Teach Me to Pray: A Collection of Prayers and Prayer-Like Words
Many years ago, I was impressed by the passage in Matthew where Jesus denounced hypocrisy in religion, and as I begin training to join the Order of the Daughters of the Queen, which is largely a formal prayer group, I have committed to learn how to pray honest, humble prayers and to avoid repeating shallow,…
What Is A Religious Order? My Personal Religious Order — While Welcoming America’s First-Elected Pope
By coincidence, the Papal Conclave began its work toward electing a new pope on the same day that I began my journey toward joining the Order of the Daughters of the King. Within hours–not days or weeks–a dark horse came riding out of the suburbs of Chicago to be named America’s First Pope. Moments later, …