Let Go of Not Knowing How to Pray (1 of 4)

This knowing how to pray post is the first of 4 Ways to Be Comfortable Praying. So, let go of not knowing how to pray because you do know how to pray. And because you do not even need to know how. As a Prayer Chaplain for a really long time, I have often invited […]

Posted on October 28, 2019 at 5:11 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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My Joyful, Humble Return. Thank You!

With thanks in a dozen directions, I am returning to regular postings of Prayerful Life with excitement and commitment. One of the reasons, then, for this short post to announce that I plan to be posting here very regularly. A related reason is to hold myself accountable to you: I intend to hold myself to […]

Posted on October 21, 2019 at 6:00 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Thanks to the special people

How does it feel to give thanks to the special people? When does one stop seeing his younger sister as a child? Robin is 5 years younger than I. She has been for 65 years. Maybe because she was challenged by the effects of the meningoencephalitis she contracted at age 2 weeks, I still see […]

Posted on February 1, 2019 at 5:12 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Praying Made Easy. 13. To Forgive Yourself

Forgive yourself first, and it’s easier to forgive another. Publius Syrius, a Latin writer, said: “How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.” It has to be easier and forgiving someone else from a happy state. Even if we’re not needing to forgive someone else, that happy state’s a better place to be. Scientific research […]

Posted on February 19, 2018 at 5:39 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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