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a prayer for the pigeon-holed

I was looking over some old writing files and found the following prayer. Thought I’d share it here, in case someone found it helpful! Father, Sometimes I feel swamped by the expectations of others. I...

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help my unbelief

Another prayer I’ve rediscovered, tinkered with and decided to share with you: God in heaven – guardian of my heart – my fingers are aching from my attempts to play the right notes. My feet are tired...

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lift up

Lift up my eyes, O God that you might fill my vision. Lift up my heart, O God that you would be my hope. Lift up my hands, O God that you would be my strength. Filed under: prayer

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a prayer of presence

Teach me O God, to seek you – to draw near to you in the rhythms of my living. Nurture in me a new awareness of you beside me, within me before me – in every moment of my days. Draw close, divine...

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praying…on Premier

I’m chatting to Anna Cookson on Premier Christian Radio this morning. At the end of the interview I read from the postcard that comes free with every copy of Forgetful Heart. Here it is:Filed under:...

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bring me back

Whisper to my heart in unexpected places. Tell me what I have forgotten; remind me what I’ve lost. Restore to me the hopes I once held tightly. Most of all, bring me back to You.   *** Filed under:...

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Lord of light … #pauseforAdvent

Lord of light, transform the darkness of my heart, the apathy in my veins, the busyness of my mind, the worries creating a heavy blanket – distorting my ability to see. Lord of light, illuminate the...

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hope of my heart … #pauseforAdvent

O hope of my heart shatter my illusions; confound them with dazzling reality for you are beyond any of my meagre imaginings. *** Taken from Shine: poems and prayersFiled under: advent, hope, prayer

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outstretched

I’ve posted this on Ash Wednesday before.  Here it is again: Lord, I believe – help my unbelief. I come with outstretched hands, so aware of their trembling – knowing their frailty and their cruelty,...

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my delight, my struggle

Prayer is my delight and prayer is my struggle. It can take time to get me to a place of prayer.  I have times when prayer feels natural, others when it feels hard.  It will be the same of some of you....

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praise the Lord, my soul

Continuing on the theme of ‘Loving God through prayer’ – see previous post  We may not feel in a place of praise.  We may only feel darkness.  Our hearts may feel shrivelled within us; perhaps all we...

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the presentness of God

Continuing on the theme of ‘Loving God through prayer’ – see previous post  We need  God’s help even to worship God sometimes; God’s spirit to nudge us into praise, to open our eyes to the wonders we...

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noise

Continuing on the theme of ‘loving God through prayer’ – see previous post. I have a busy mind.  Sometimes I wonder what I would be like, where I would be, if having a chronic illness had not forced me...

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in the habit

We do need to exercise a kind of discipline in order to create prayer habits; it so hard to retrain our brains.  Our brains change shape according to a habits, forming neural pathways, synaptic...

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let’s be honest

God is always good, even when the world is ugly. It’s a tough concept. But God can handle your anger as much as he can your other emotions. Be honest; he already knows your heart, your pain, your...

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