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Near a bright window, I woman sits with her hands folded in prayer on her open Bible as she combines prayer with Scripture each morning.

Prayer with Scripture: How to Get Your Day Started

I’ve prayed in the morning without Scripture and read Scripture in the morning without prayer. But during the past few years, I’ve combined them. Starting the day blending prayer with Scripture can take your morning time with God to a

New year

A Prayer for the New Year

Happy New Year! I’m old enough to remember when Y2K was a thing, and here we are more than a quarter century later. Time really does fly. Let’s start out January with a prayer for the new year. Dear Lord,

an Black mom and child celebrate the new year with a prayer for new year's resolutions

A Prayer for New Year’s Resolutions

New Year, new you, right? Gym memberships, sales of exercise equipment, subscriptions to fitness apps all go way up in January every year. This year, I will lose that pesky extra weight. Eat better, exercise more, be kinder to people.

4 lit candles at Christmas remind us to pray a prayer for the 4th week of Advent.

A Prayer for the Fourth Week of Advent

The timing of Advent is a little unusual this year as Christmas Eve lands on a Sunday. So there aren’t 4 full weeks from the first Sunday—December 3rd—to the 4th Sunday—December 24th. I know, it’s complicated. Regardless, the 4th Sunday

3 lit candles remind us to pray a prayer for the third week of Advent.

A Prayer for the Third Week of Advent

December 14 is the 3rd Sunday of Advent, traditionally representing joy. Spend some time with this prayer for the third week of Advent and let God fill you with joy. This prayer is taken from Guideposts’ “5 Advent Prayers” by Bob

2 candles lit for advent remind us to pray a prayer for the second week of advent.

A Prayer for the Second Week of Advent

The Advent Season is fully upon us, having started on the 4th Sunday before Christmas. Christmas day never changes, but depending on the day of the week, Advent can start on a different date each year. This year, the first