PRAYER

Is something troubling you? Take it to the Lord in prayer. If you need some inspiration, view the prayers in the topical index on the left to help you get started. Want to know more about prayer? Check out the series of articles below from Forward in Christ magazine.

A look at the common table prayer
Many Lutheran Christians pray these words at mealtimes. Families may say them together, and individuals may pray them silently when they eat alone. Before congregational meals we are often invited to ask the blessing and give thanks in the words of “the common table prayers.”
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Prayer is personal and powerful
At a mission conference, I bunked with a seminary classmate whom I hadn't seen since we'd graduated. He was nearly 20 years my senior; ministry was a path he had pursued after other career endeavors. At bedtime, there in a smallish dormitory room, he politely asked, "Do you mind if I say my usual prayers?" "Of course not," I said.
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