Perfect Words for the Contrite Heart

For the following part of his Book of Common Prayer, [Thomas] Cranmer drew on a number of medieval sources and yet composed something greater than their ...

Living Our Prayers

Our lives must be as holy as our prayers. Our prayers are to prove their reality by the fruit they bear in the holiness of our life. True devotion in ...

The Purpose of Prayer

My four-year-old likes to say the blessing at mealtimes, usually repeating the same short prayer: "Thank you, God, for this gracious food. In Jesus' ...

Talking to God

I was tucking our preschooler in for the night when she asked if she could pray. Delighted, I told her it was a great idea to talk to Jesus. As she began ...

The Importance of Paul's Prayers

It's useful to notice the prayers of Paul because what he prays for in the beginning he talks about in the letter.

Maybe you have had this experience ...

Where's the Fire?

Some men's prayers need to be cut short at both ends and set on fire in the middle.

Wholehearted Prayer

So anything that is to be done well ought to occupy the whole man with all his faculties and members. As the saying goes: he who thinks of many things ...

Prayer for Understanding

Grant me, O Lord, an understanding heart, that I may see into the hearts of thy people, and know their strengths and weaknesses, their hopes and their ...

After this Manner

To say to God

"Our Father"

Is wondering gratitude,

Is ardent venturing awe,

Is humble penitence,

Is reverential praise,

Is endless fellowship,

Is all-committing ...

The Penalty of Not Praying

The penalty of not praying is the loss of one's capacity to pray.