Waiting in Prayer (Gen 30.17-22)
The phrase “wait on the Lord” appears often throughout the Bible. This story and prayer of Leah is an excellent example of how we can enrich our prayers with this concept.
The phrase “wait on the Lord” appears often throughout the Bible. This story and prayer of Leah is an excellent example of how we can enrich our prayers with this concept.
Join Dr. Mark McDowell in this study of the prayers in Genesis 25 about the desire to have children. What do we learn from this prayer, and can we use it in our own prayers?
Prayer types do not stand alone—there is a flow to them. What can we learn to from these prayers in Genesis for our own prayer practice?
Have you ever cried while praying? Mark McDowell explores this prayer in Genesis 21 by Hagar, and how we might use it in our own prayers.
A short devotional study of the first mention of prayer in the Bible (Genesis 4.26). Study by Dr. Mark McDowell.
A brief prayer and suggestion for use by Saint Columba from the sixth century.
A story about prayer, a cowherd, and a Jewish sage, reaching us that prayer is more about relationship than duty.
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Only, may the LORD your God be with you, as he was with Moses. The book of Joshua begins with God speaking to Joshua, telling him that it is time to lead the Israelites into the promised land. God says that he will be with Joshua, just as he was with Moses. Finally, God encourages…