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What It Really Means to Pray ‘Thy Will Be Done’

Maybe you’ve said it. I know I have: “If I had my way….” Sometimes it’s prompted by dissatisfaction…

What It Really Means to Pray ‘Lord Have Mercy’

I pray “Lord Have Mercy” a lot. Many people do. Some pray it only in church, others say…

What It Really Means to Pray ‘In Jesus’ Name’

We do it all the time. Automatically, perhaps. Even unthinkingly. Many Christians pray “in Jesus’ name.” It’s a…

What It Really Means to Pray ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’

When Jesus taught His first followers to pray, He told them to pray (in the words of the…

What It Really Means to Pray ‘Deliver Us from Evil’

When Jesus taught His followers to pray, He told them to say, “Deliver us from evil.” It is,…

What It Means to Pray, ‘Your Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven’

For two millennia, faithful followers of Jesus have prayed the words that He taught His disciples: “May Your…

Two Words to Avoid When You Pray

I’m a firm believer in praying what you really feel. In my prayers, I’ve cried in frustration, complained…

The Most Powerful Prayer in Just One Word

What’s the simplest prayer you’ve ever prayed? The shortest? It may have been “help.” That’s pretty basic…and, in…

Pray to Love as Jesus Loved

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that…

How to Start a Prayer Life

You pray. Of course you do. Maybe you said bedtime prayers as a child. Or you might say…

How to Pray Like Jesus

The Bible offers many models for prayer. The Psalms, for example, offer language to cover almost any circumstance…

How to Pray in Light of the Resurrection

Imagine what it was like for Lazarus, friend of Jesus, to live again after he’d been dead, buried…

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