Prayers for Life's Ordinary and Extraordinary Moments: Compiled and Edited by Mary Lou Redding
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Sometimes our prayers flow easily, and we talk to God just as naturally as we would to a dear friend. But sometimes we can't find words to express our thoughts, no matter how hard we try.
What can you do when you can't pray, or when you need a prayer for a specific occasion but don't know where to begin? You can turn to the prayers of other Christians to carry you into God's presence.
Prayers for Life's Ordinary and Extraordinary Moments is a unique collection of prayers that give you words to pray in those times when you can't find words of your own.
The honest, heartfelt prayers, written by staff members of The Upper Room and the General Board of Discipleship, address such categories as:
- For the People We Love
- Birthdays and Milestones
- The Cry for Justice
- Loss and Grief
- In Uncertain Times
- Asking for Healing
- Facing Our Own and Others' Imperfections
- Spiritual Searching
- Gratitude for Ordinary Miracles
Through this book, you will learn how to touch the heart of God when you can't articulate your own prayers.
Mary Lou Redding
Mary Lou Redding, now retired, served for many years as editorial director of *The Upper Room** daily devotional guide. A Florida native, she lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a BA in English Literature from Oral Roberts University and an MA in Rhetoric and Writing from the University of Tulsa. Redding is the author of *The Power of a Focused Heart** and *Where the World Meets to Pray** (a history of The Upper Room); she also compiled and edited *Prayers for Life's Ordinary and Extraordinary Moments.** Mary Lou is a member of Brentwood United Methodist Church.
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Prayers for Life's Ordinary and Extraordinary Moments - Mary Lou Redding
FOR THE
People We Love
Thanksgiving for a Wise Friend
Dear God,
thank you for my wise friend and our recent conversation.
He really helped me sort through what I was struggling with.
It seemed to come as a word from you to ease my soul.
I am so grateful you have placed this person in my life.
Please continue to protect and guide him
and to give richly of your wisdom and your Spirit.
Teach me to let your Spirit come through me
as easily as it seems to come through him,
and use me to touch others in whatever way you choose.
I pray in the spirit of Christ,
whom you used so incredibly
and who showed us how to love our friends. Amen.
Thanksgiving for the Witness of an Elder
O God, today I give thanks for an elder
who has known me from my birth and loved me just because.
She has shown me the fruit of the Spirit through the way she