Category: Devotions

  • Repeated Prayers. Do They Matter?

    Repeated Prayers. Do They Matter?

    Jesus, the night when he was going to be arrested, went to a garden where he prayed earnestly for his suffering to be taken away. Jesus knew that the pain of Peter’s betrayal, the soldier’s whipping, the crown of thorns on his head, the nails in his hands, and the shame of crucifixion were part…

  • The Lord Hears Our Cry

    The Lord Hears Our Cry

    Several times a day, for the last two months, I have jumped out of bed in the night or ran in the direction of our baby crying. It’s almost as if I couldn’t get to her fast enough, though I’m never too far from her. The only way a baby knows how to communicate is…