My mother always said the last thing she did before she fell asleep was to picture her kids and pray for them. I do the same thing.
Sometimes what helps me most is to concentrate on one verse. I close my eyes and repeat the phrase, letting the spirit move through me.
Even the best of us can make promises to pray for others and then forget the promise.
These prayers have been sung, prayed, memorized, memorialized, anthologized, read, pondered over and treasured for centuries.
Pick a time and place everyday when you can get prayerful.
Rosanne Cash writes about dealing with the death of her mom, her father Johnny Cash and her stepmom June Carter Cash in the space of 18 months in her new book Composed.
Print ‘em out. Cut ‘em out. Put ‘em in your pocket. Pray them on the fly.
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