Lia McIntosh (Missouri)
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Sign Up Today[Jesus] said to [his disciples], “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come." - Luke 11:2 (NRSV)
My daughter Alexis is an active three-year-old who loves
to talk. Her favorite question is, “Why?” Many days we have in-depth conversations about why I go to work, why she goes to school, and even why we have to sleep at night.
Recently she asked, “Why do we pray?” I...
In times of uncertainty, I will pray to God.
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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.”
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