The more I’ve talked with people striving to let Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount shape their to-do’s, time, and targets, the more I’ve found that we too regularly watch the clock and too rarely consider… Consider the Compass and Don’t Watch the Clock
Usually, God, I talk. You listen. That’s how prayer works. I speak. You hear. But today, God, you’ve thrown it in reverse. You talk. I listen. And what you say leaves me speechless: O that my people would… Prayer from Psalm 81: Reverse Prayer
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do (Lk. 23:34 ESV).” For those who caused his death, Jesus is praying, “Forgive their faults. Heal their hostility. Do not hold this sin against them.”… Intercede Like Jesus (3)
O God, we are your vine. You removed us from dusty and hard dirt. You replanted us into soft and moist soil. Like the sun, your face warmed us. Like the clouds, your grace watered us. But… Prayer from Psalm 80: The Plea of the Vine