“There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink.’ (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food) The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?’ (For Jews have … Continue reading A PRAYER ABOUT GRACE ALLERGIES

“But he (Jesus), ‘What is impossible with men is possible with God.’” Luke 18:27 “Gracious Jesus, you offered these words of hope to disciples trying to picture a camel squeezing through the eye of a needle. You speak the same words to me in light of many situations for which I need to accept my … Continue reading A PRAYER ABOUT THE IMPOSSIBLE

“‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weakness, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am … Continue reading A PRAYER ABOUT THE PARADOX OF WEAKNESS

“And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he spoke this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and … Continue reading A PRAYER OF DESIRE FOR FRESH GRACE

“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will … Continue reading A PRAYER FOR DAYS WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE PRAYING