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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 Like Jacob

I take comfort in the story of Jacob, that deeply flawed son of Isaac. A cagey liar, an…

How to Pray Like a Child

Feel like a failure at prayer? A novice, perhaps? Good. Brother Lawrence, the 17-century author of The Practice…

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…

How to Pray for What You Really Want

Do you ever hesitate to say what you really want in prayer? Do you sometimes say what you…

How to Pray for Those on the Front Lines

While many of us are sheltering in place and self-quarantining to help stop the spread of Covid-19, others…

How to Pray for People You Disagree With

We live in disturbing times. Sometimes it seems as if division and discord surround us, affecting our nation,…

How to Pray for Endurance

My morning walk to work takes me through Central Park, which has been busy lately as construction workers…

How to Pray for Communities Near and Far

Many of us pray, even daily, for the personal needs and concerns closest to our hearts—marriages, children, grandchildren,…

How to Pray During Life’s Darkest Moments

Today’s guest blogger is Sue Schlesman. Have you ever complained to God? Have you ever cried out to…

How to Pray During a National Crisis

We are living in uncertain times. The fast, global spread of Covid-19 has caused concern, claimed lives and…

How to Observe Lent in a Different Way This Year

One of the features of my childhood was a cardboard box on our kitchen table during the Lenten…

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