Tag Archives: prayer

The Unqualified “Yes!”

Posted on June 25, 2021 by artechoes

Lord, do I give you an unqualified “yes” to everything you ask? I know I choose you daily. I intentionally look at you in your word, sit with you in prayer, and notice when I have bad attitudes or resentful … Continue reading →

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Burning Bushes

Posted on January 18, 2021 by artechoes

So Moses said, “I must turn aside and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burning up.” When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and … Continue reading →

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The Whole Earth Groans

Posted on November 21, 2020 by artechoes

One day during my time of meditation and prayer, I experienced God in a deeply joyful and excruciatingly sorrowful way.  It began with a deep awareness of my union with God by faith in what God says in his word. … Continue reading →

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Prayer is…

Posted on March 21, 2017 by artechoes

We cease to be God in prayer. Continue reading →

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Where are the Tissues? Here’s the Box.

Posted on December 22, 2016 by artechoes

  I went to my writers’ group this week. I had nothing to share…my writing has been methodic, dry, dull, and shapeless. When I told them how I felt, they said to write about it. So I am. I prefer … Continue reading →

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The Sacrifice of Praise

Posted on November 3, 2014 by artechoes

Recently, I sat on the Gulf beach with my husband and watched as the sun inched toward the horizon. The wet shoreline glowed with orange and pink reflections, holding the sun’s glory briefly as the waves crept back into the … Continue reading →

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More Dreaming

Posted on April 23, 2014 by artechoes

Before you were created, God dreamed of you. Your brown eyes, the color of your hair and skin, the wild expanse of freckles on your nose—all these were part of God’s design for you before you were born. Dreaming and … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Margins

Posted on January 8, 2014 by artechoes

I can fill up my day to the edges too easily and am prone to do so. My husband has been a counterweight to my “yes” habit. “Are you sure you have time for that, too?” he’ll ask when he … Continue reading →

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