Category Archives: Prayer

The prayer of a father in the middle of the night

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jacob Young

The Lord has been very kind to me over the last year to help me see my need for Jesus in the bare hours of the night when he uses my son to teach me that I am not God, … Continue reading →

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Prayer of a weary parent in the morning

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Jacob Young

Man’s highest happiness consists in holiness, for it is by this that the reasonable creature is united to God, the fountain of all good. ~ Jonathan Edwards, Charity and Its Fruits, 39. Dear Lord, Your goodness crafts and molds every … Continue reading →

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Not Expecting Prayer? Pride!

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Jacob Young

“Not to pray for others is uncharitableness; not to expect it from others is pride.” ~ Thomas Manton, Works 4:461, commenting on James 5:16.

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