Working prayer

My son is an attorney at a New York City law firm. As busy as he is, he always finds time to give me a call, or answer when I call him. A couple of days ago he said, “Mom, I’m swamped. I pulled an all-nighter last night, and it looks like I am going to have to...

Let’s Pray

by Donna Berger  Why do we pray? God certainly does not need us to tell Him what the desires of our heart are or what our needs are. He knows them even before we do. He can set our table each night at 6pm and lay out a feast for us. But the Lord loves us too much to...

Got Joy?

by Donna Berger How are you feeling today? Does the weight of the world have your shoulders sagging? Or, is there a spring in your step because you have the ‘joy’ that lightens your load? The dictionary says joy is “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” But...

Never stop praying

Psalm 55:17 says, “Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the LORD hears my voice.” And, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 reminds us to, “Never stop praying.” So, when I read comments after the Texas Church tragedy that said, “Enough with the ‘thoughts and prayers...

You are too busy not to pray!

I tucked a new and revised copy of a twenty-year-old book entitled, Too Busy Not To Pray, by Bill Hybels into my carry-on bag this morning on my way to the airport. Halfway through Chapter One, I decided it was too good not to share.  In it Bill tells us, “God’s...

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