Tag Archives: Prayer

Nearer My God to Thee

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Don Merritt

This post was written in late November, 2014, a full year before I wrote the Thanksgiving tale that I finished yesterday. Yet somehow, I think they go together, or so it seems to me. I’d be curious to hear your … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Prayer

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Don Merritt

This is something that I wrote some years ago, but it still applies today… Father, I thank you for all of the ways in which you have blessed me and my family. Our blessings are so great that it is … Continue reading →

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Prayer and Thanksgiving

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Don Merritt

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 If you do a word search of the Bible, you will find that prayer and thanksgiving go together an … Continue reading →

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A Prayer of Purpose

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Don Merritt

Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing … Continue reading →

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The Power of Prayer

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Don Merritt

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It is good…

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Don Merritt

It is good to praise the Lordand make music to your name, O Most High,proclaiming your love in the morningand your faithfulness at night,to the music of the ten-stringed lyreand the melody of the harp. Psalm 92:1-3 As he often did, David has … Continue reading →

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BONUS POST: Finding God’s Presence

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Don Merritt

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 What is God’s will for us? Where can we find joy? Is it God’s will that we … Continue reading →

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Pray with Boldness

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Don Merritt

How often do we pray with boldness? No, I mean with real boldness…? Do we ask God for big things, as opposed to routine things? Do we ask God to take the battle right to the enemy, or to win … Continue reading →

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Anybody Listening?

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Don Merritt

Most people would agree that listening is an important skill; most of us aren’t all that good at it. It’s hard to communicate when all of the communication goes only one way! I’m not talking about listening to other people, … Continue reading →

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Study, part 2

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Don Merritt

As a Theology Professor, I was pretty good at teaching Scripture from a purely academic perspective; it was my job after all. I would never denigrate academics, quite the opposite, in fact. Yet in the academic environment, I had the nagging … Continue reading →