praying – 300 words a day

if i could sit with you.

If I could sit with you, I would tell you that sometimes we can hear God talking and sometimes we can’t. I would tell you that when we hear him talking, you don’t actually hear anything with your ears. I would tell you that you hear it anyway, that is probably isn’t an essay, it’s […]

Our Father in heaven

For some people, the beginning of this prayer has to be rough. To start with, “our Father” brings horrible memories. And the thought, “if God is like that, then I’m not interested.” As I thought about this beginning, however, I realized that Jesus knew. Jesus knew that some men would be hopelessly cruel to their […]

I love to hear you pray

I confess. I have been told that I pray well in public. I don’t quite know what do to with that compliment. I mean, on one hand I’m not talking to her. I’m talking to God. It is almost completely irrelevant whether she loves to hear me pray. What matters far more is whether God […]