The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an …
A Litany for Pastors based on Matthew 23
I wrote this litany for those who are in ministry after reading Jesus' sharp rebuke of the Pharisees and teachers of the law as recorded in Matthew 23. Every one of us in ministry struggles to live our calling faithfully, yet we also must let the Holy Spirit regularly search us and lead us to …
Praying with Shameless Audacity: Jesus’ shocking prayer parable in Luke 11
One of Jesus' most unique teachings on prayer is found in Luke 11:5-8. 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food …
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A Prayer on the Aroma of Christ
But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are an aroma …
A Prayer for Spiritual Hearing
May my ears be attuned to Your voice, Lord. Like sheep know the voice of their shepherd, like children know the voice of their parent,so may my ears be attuned to Your voice. May my ears hear Your praise in creation, Lord. In the songs of Springtime chirping birds, in the …
Matthew Erickson 