Pray To God Today

Below are some biblical and non-biblical prayers that can be repeated multiple times, and repeated throughout the day. They are to help us to recenter ourselves on God and his beauty and greatness. Let us contemplate on these invocations and remember them in our heart of hearts.  "My Lord and My God"  John 20:28  "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God"  Matthew 16:16 "Yes, Lord; You know that I love you"  John 21:15 "It is the Lord"  John 21: 7 "For you are my God" Psalm 143:10 "O God, have mercy on me a sinner"  Luke 18:13 "Stay with us, Lord"  Luke 24: 29 " Increase our faith" Luke 17:5 "For nothing is impossible with God"  Luke 1:37 "Truly this Man was the Son of God"  Matthew 27:54 "Lord, I love you"  " Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, Have mercy on me, a sinner "  "Jesu...

One of the big themes I had chosen for the school year was Joshua 1:9, which reads, "Do not fear or be discouraged, for the Lord, your God, is with your wherever you go." Throughout the year I have been guiding students to really and truly understand that no matter what happens in life, no matter what pains and ills we go through, no matter where we end up, God is going to be with us and always looking out for us. Its a beautiful reminder I think we all need, that Joshua reminds us of: that God is constantly there with us, constantly searching for us, and never abandons us.  Recently, I had a student that approached me and asked, "If God is with us constantly, why on earth do bad things happen to us? And if bad things happen to us, even if we believe in God, why bother believing in God if there isn't any difference?" An intriguing and powerful question, asked by an equally smart and intriguing teenager. I listened to them expand a little bit, and began to answer...