Prayer beads

Not just me but also through my prayers protect the girls around the country and world in situations of rape and other situations of abuse. Help me find serenity in my life to find peace in myself. Help me find your love everyday through the sacraments. You who are symbolized as youth…

The purpose of James was to encourage people to live a Christian life, to resist temptation and be faithful to God in all ways. "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him (James, 1:12). So as people live in the Christian way by spreading the word of God and living in the light of Him, doing right, they will be praised. God promises the Kingdom of Heaven to those who are faithful, and…

hit by a car over the weekend. I will do everything in my power to calm and comfort my students. In the case of the student council asking to say a prayer over the loud speaker, I will have to turn them down. I will explain to the students that we are legally not allowed to offer prayer over the loud speaker, as it forces all students to hear the prayer, and could disrupt their work or offend their religious beliefs. I will instead offer the students an alternative. Over the loud speaker I will…

For dinner my aunt had prepared corn beef and cabbage. After dinner, I helped her wash dishes. She said, “You’re a lot like your mother. I always said it was too bad she married a musician, who thought he had a gift for logic.” “He had some interesting ideas,” I said. “He used to hide his meanness behind his ideas. I knew she was in trouble when he convinced her to move into the city.” “What do you mean,” I asked? “He told her that by living with me in the woods, she would be inundated with…

situation but to prepare us to receive what he has done for us. The takeaway that I have thought a lot about is 3. When you pray, pray with honesty and humility. I not only need to be honest with God but also with myself. I need to make sure I utilize prayer to be honesty with myself. God does not judge people and I need to remember that and pray with honesty. Thoughts I had my reservations about attending a mega church because of the sense of community and involvement I was seeking. However,…

more, and I did my best to be a good and honest person. My faith and beliefs did get shaken when I got older; my parents started fighting more and more every day. I sat in my room and prayed to go to help my parent find peace, but I did not get prayer answered the way I wanted it…

nature differs from Cotton’s views. Edwards sees the bodily nature of faith expressing itself in ways similar to athletics: working outwardly in prayer or Bible preparation to make the heart stronger. The effectiveness of an athlete on game day is not possible without the preparation and practice previously put in. Similarly, these unseen acts such as prayer and reading the Bible are crucial in obtaining a persistent and strong heart that is able to vigorously seek the Lord. These are not the…

After taking the Spiritual Assessment Scale my scores really surprised me, I knew there were areas in my spiritual life that I needed to address but I didn’t realize just how many areas I needed to work on until I took the assessment. While taking the assessment I found myself wanting to change my answers because I knew that the answer I was given was not the best answer. It was almost embarrassing knowing I am so far away from God then after taking the assessment and reflecting on it I found…

During my early Christian life, I often wondered how does the God look like? I heard people saying testimonies that God spoke to them, they heard the voice of God. But really, Does God speak like normal humans? For me, God is beyond my expectations and he is extraordinary. After reading the article “The Ineffability of God” by Ron Rolheiser, I could easily relate most of the parts mentioned in the article to my life that is, I always escape from thoughts about God’s appearance because I’m…

meditation, and journaling. I continued with my prayer, church, and tithing hoping that God would make a way. I did all of this…