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Tag Archives: Power of Prayer

Be Like Jesus–Pray for Others

Rick Hamlin Posted on February 4, 2015 by Rick HamlinFebruary 4, 2015

“You’re never more like Jesus than when you pray for others,” Max Lucado says in his new book Before Amen. When I read those words I thought, “Wow,” then paused and asked, “Do I really feel like Jesus when I … Continue reading →

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A Prayer Upon Turning 60

Rick Hamlin Posted on December 30, 2014 by Rick HamlinDecember 30, 2014

Dear God, every year always counts, but it feels they count even more now. Let me live every moment with love, kindness, understanding and your peace. I promise to give others more room, to see them as you see them, … Continue reading →

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John Wesley’s Prayer

Rick Hamlin Posted on December 9, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 28, 2015

John Wesley is close to the office. We’re only half a block away from the John St. Methodist Church, founded in 1766, the oldest Methodist congregation in America. The current church dates from 1840. Like a lot of churches in … Continue reading →

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Prayers of Thanks for a Cat

Rick Hamlin Posted on November 26, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 29, 2015

Dear God, was it really your idea that I should be the owner of a cat? And not just any cat, this cat, this ornery, handsome, exasperating, demanding, standoffish Fred? It must have been you, God, because you appealed to … Continue reading →

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Prayer in Action

Rick Hamlin Posted on November 5, 2014 by Rick HamlinFebruary 4, 2015

This morning on the subway I was thinking of that passage from Matthew about how when you do something for “the least of these,” you do it for Jesus. I’d been wondering–praying–how I would know which of “the least of … Continue reading →

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Prayers for a Team Player

Rick Hamlin Posted on October 29, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 29, 2015

“Please, God, let him make the team.” I can’t tell you how many times when my two boys were young I would say some variation of this prayer: “Please, God, let him catch that ball when it comes to him … Continue reading →

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