If we truly understood the advantage prayer gives us, wouldn’t we pray more—and with greater faith? Cynthia, one of my clients-turned-friends and sisters in Christ popped into the shop Friday morning. She is a regular reader of these posts, and we got to talking about prayer. She has a prayer ministry - primarily intercessory prayer for others with a focus on physical needs and healing. During our conversation, I said, "That's it! I want to do my next writing on the topic

When Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He included a curious and deeply intentional request: “Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11) Not weekly  bread. Not bread for the upcoming month. Not a guarantee of plenty for the next year. Daily bread. This echoes the great wilderness lesson God taught Israel through manna: “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day

At the risk of adding to all of the usual hoopla surrounding the New Year, new beginnings, and New Year's Resolutions, the Bible has a lot to tell about God and the newness of things. The newness that comes from God is unlike anything else when it comes to a fresh start. So, I thought, “What better time to take a dig into God and newness than the turning of the year?” 🪏 SHOVEL TIME! I encourage you - as you have time - to actually open each of these scriptures in your Bib