Be Brave in Prayer

Wednesday’s Reflection

Reveal your heart,
for God already knows
what it holds within —
your dreams, your sorrows,
your yesterdays, your tomorrows.
Why then be afraid
of the asking?
It is not what you pray
but that you do pray
that touches God.
Be brave in prayer.
Freely give to God,
and God will give in return.

- devozine, July/August 2005

“Be Brave in Prayer,” by K. S. Hardy, is from page 29, devozine, the devotional lifestyle magazine for teens, July/August 2005. Copyright © 2005 by The Upper Room. All rights reserved. Used by permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.

Today’s Question

What advice for prayer would you give to others? Share your reflections.

Today’s Scripture Reading

Psalm 139:1-12

This Week: pray teens and their parents. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
Tips for Your Spirit:
Slow Down! Take time for your spirit this week. Try a daily Examen.
Saints, Inc.:
This week we remember Mary Magdalene (July 22).
Lectionary Readings:

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