by Joanne | Feb 2, 2014 | Prayer
Earlier this week, I wrote a post on looking upwards. A few days later, I read this prayer: God, narrow our focus upon you. We confess that we are so easily distracted by the many allures and temptations of the world that would steal our attention away from you....
by Joanne | Jan 26, 2014 | Prayer
“Oh Lord our God we thank thee more than ever that thou has been pleased to give us thy Holy Word. We realise what frail, fallible creatures we are, and how prone we are to go off on tangents and to trust to our own understanding only. We thank thee that thou has...
by Joanne | Jan 19, 2014 | Prayer
Holy Spirit, capture our hearts with your loving strength. Fill them with heavenly comfort and joy so that we may always rest assured in God and face our concerns with joy and contentment, and so as children of God overcome this evil world. Praise be to you forever...
by Joanne | Jan 12, 2014 | Prayer
He writes in characters too grand For our short sight to understand; We catch but broken strokes, and try To fathom all the mystery Of withered hopes of death, of life, The endless war, the useless strife – But there, with larger, clearer sight, We shall see...
by Joanne | Jan 5, 2014 | Prayer
A thought from G.K. Chesterton…. Here dies another day During which I have had eyes, ears, hands, And the great world around me; And with tomorrow begins another. Why am I allowed two? May we pray as Moses did in the Psalms – “Oh, teach us to live...
by Joanne | Dec 29, 2013 | Prayer
O Lord Most High, You rule over the heavens and the earth, for You made all things by Your great power, and You keep them existing and working by Your mighty Word. You are exalted above every star and galaxy in the cosmos…yet You are also “the God of all...
