prayer Archives - Patsy Clairmont

Morning Devotion-Genesis

I must confess I am smitten with the Genesis creation account. It fills me with wonder and awe. I close my eyes and try to imagine the holy dynamics of those first birth pangs as darkness and disorder are called into form and light. To help my finite brain wrap around that moment… I think…

Listen in….

Twenty years ago I discovered a wee, 2″ x 3″ and 1/2″ thick book in an antique store. Today that book, Week-day Prayers, is among my most precious possessions. Written by Christian Reisner, his prayer offerings are short yet richly infused with meaning. Listen in… O Thou Tender Shepherd, straighten all our paths today. Save us…

Prayer…

I pray everyday. My prayers usually are conversational, ones in which I talk to the Lord and he kindly listens. Sometimes I sense his presence; other times I pray in faith, believing in what I can’t see or feel. I pray for people in my life, for some more than others. At times I shoot…

A shift away from Anxiety…

I once believed outside environments and people created my feelings of panic and flooded me with frightening physical symptoms. Actually it was my belief that I wasn’t safe that incited and fired up my emotions. When I felt scared or angry, I attached danger to my feelings, creating a firestorm of terror. Adrenaline would race…

Preview of Stained Glass Hearts

We can see in Daniel’s story (Old Testament Daniel) that although he survived his enemies, he still was criticized, plotted against, and lied about. Prayer doesn’t necessarily rescue us from all evil intentions or diabolical schemes, but instead it gives us a resource for comfort, wisdom, strength and unexplainable joy in the midst of the…