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September Wrap up

I hope this month has given you a deeper look into prayer and ways of praying. We end the month with When I Pray by Daniel Nahmod.

Positive Thoughts and Prayers

“Positive thoughts and prayer have been the best means available, since the beginning of time, to transform darkness to light.” — Cat Stevens

Strictly in the Presence of God

″ One way to re-collect the mind easily in the time of prayer, and preserve it more in tranquillity, is not to let it wander too far in other times: you should keep it strictly in the presence of God. ” Brother Lawrence

Perpetual Communion

“Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father.” Richard J. Foster, Author, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

The Shema

“Hear, O Israel: G‑d is our L‑rd, G‑d is one.” https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/136670/jewish/Jewish-Prayers.htm There are many Jewish prayers I could have chosen from but one of my favorites is The Shema. It is also about the only Hebrew I remember from our days as a part of a Messianic group many years ago. Please follow the link under the quote andContinue reading “The Shema”

Prayer of St. Francis ofAssisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.Where there is injury, pardon.Where there is doubt, faith.Where there is despair, hope.Where there is darkness, light.Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master,grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;to be understood, as toContinue reading “Prayer of St. Francis ofAssisi”