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PrayerWalk Journal

A note in case anyone is following my process on walking. I have been walking everyday, just not regularly at 6 a.m. My journal has been done on hard copy over the last few days due to time restraints and other commitments. I hope to be writing more online of my daily adventures with prayer and walking my community in the days ahead. Today, my prayer heart was awakened while driving. An elderly man was standing by the freeway, holding on to a railing bar with one hand and his oxygen tank with the other. I had no way of getting to him, I was on the other side of the road going a different direction. My only resource for helping was to ask God to send someone to check if he was okay and to give him strength to carry on with his walk. I felt helpless on the physical realm to help this man, but I know God heard my prayer. May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant to you support.

Prayer Walking

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Prayer Walking by Steve Hawthorne and Graham Kendrick was this weeks must read. Most books on prayer can be rather boring. Prayer-walking, Praying on Site with Insight, had my attention all the way through. I recommend this book for anyone interested in prayer walking, a coordinator of prayer, or other church ministries who want to have ideas on how to organize a prayer walk. It has great insights with a few thought provoking chapters. You can find an outline of starting a prayer walk and other thoughts on this topic at waymakers.com.

Morning Hugs

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Early Morning Prayer In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. Psalm 5:3 Punky-G had a sleepover at our home this weekend. Waking up brings much joy to my heart. She loves to be hugged and sung to as she starts to awake. What a wonderful way to wake up, being loved by another and hugged. Our Father in heaven also loves to sing over us with love and heavenly hugs first thing in the morning. When our focus is seeking Him first, he will hear our prayers. Little children's morning hugs do bring joy to an adult heart.

Adventure??

Over on porcupine's predicament I wrote yesterday of how it was nice to have a break, but knowing my life it would not last for long. Life does throw us circumstances in which we need to make the choice of what colour we will choose. Today, my sister phoned to tell me she had a lump removed from behind her ear and it was cancerous. She was so sweet and optimistic. She was choosing joy. I have not found out what kind of lymphoma she has, if it is hodgkin's or non-hodgkin's, here is were the adventure starts. She will be going for many more test as her doctor informed her, she will be a full time patient for awhile. My sister does not know Christ. I ask prayer for her whole healing and that she will come to know Jesus. I am not sure how to feel about all of this, but one thing I do know, is that God knows all. I am thankful to have had a three day visit with her and to share some sister love. Please pray for my sister Tammy and her family as she begins the healing pr

Blumhardts Prayer May 28

You are all children of light, children of day; we do not belong to night or darkness. So then we must not sleep as others do; we should be awake and sober. 1 Thessalonians 5:5–6 Dear Father in heaven, we thank you that we may be your children. We thank you that through your Spirit our hearts may know that we are your children. Even when everything around us becomes difficult and we are hemmed in by darkness, we remain your children. Even when we often do not see how we are to go on and everything seems to be taken from us, we remain your children. Even when sin and death surround us and accuse us of being in the wrong, we still remain your children. As your children we entrust ourselves to your hands. In our whole life, in all our work and activity, we dwell in what has come from you, and we rejoice in Christ our Savior. Amen.

Colours of Joy

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Spring Blossom I was asked the other day what the colour of joy would look like or what shade would it be. I love questions, they help me to ponder my thoughts more deeply. Joy to me would be how much of God's light is exposing the dark places in my heart. The more light, the more of God's joy that is able to be seen. Painting my heart with joy has been a long journey and an interesting one. I have come to a new season were the walls of my heart are having a fresh coat applied. Joy... Colouring my heart with joy. What is joy? A choice. What colour is it? Contentment and trust. How to you receive it? Spending time with God. God is repainting the walls of my heart with a deeper shade of Joy. Daily we have a choice of what colour we will paint our daily life. Will it be with darkness, following the ways of the world? Or will it be with joy, following the way of Christ light? Daily the choice is ours on what colour we will choose. What colour do you paint your life?

The Chief

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A Picture of the Chief As I mentioned in a earlier post, my sisters kitchen french doors, open up to the beauty of the chief. Squamish is a very beautiful place. It is about an hours drive from Whistler to the north, and Vancouver to the south, both cities are sponsoring the 2010 Olympic games.

PrayerWalk Journal

After going away for a few days I find getting back into routine arduous. Finally I am able to have a few minutes to write. Rain was pouring down and the thought of walking in dampness was not appealing at 5:30 a.m. Snuggling in my blankets and listening to the showers was more comforting. Discipline...Well, that will need to be work on. Every morning I drive my teens to school, the road we travel on has two high schools located near each other. The thought came today, since you did not walk and pray for your neighborhood why not pray for the schools, teens, teachers, and parents as you drive. I asked God to open my eyes to the needs and grant to me prayers for what is revealed, (when you ask God, He is always faithful, if we have a willing heart). Today, there were many students and teachers who touched my prayer heart. Over the years of searching the net for good teaching on prayer, I found this website by Dr. Kevin Meador. For those who like to use prayer guides as a tool to

Thursday Morning Looking at the Chief

Yesterday was a wonderful day! My sister and I had a full day of enjoying each other. Squamish, is located on the coast, an hours drive from West Vancouver. God has blessed this country with beauty and majesty. My sister thought it would be awesome to climb the chief together, as I write I am looking at the face of the mountain . Now you need to understand the chief draws mountain climbers from all over the world to face her challenges. The sign at the beginning of the walk read: "This is not walk in the park, not recommended for the weak at heart". "No problem," I said to my sister , "I walk all the time I can do it...!" Robin the prairie girl who walks flat paths with no hills, thinks she can tackle the chief. Sheepishly, I confess, I was one of the weak hearted or perhaps weak in the knees is more acuate. I made it a third of the way and knew I was pushing it, there were no reprieves just straight up. It was like being on a stairclimber that

Be Back on Sunday

Tomorrow morning my father-in-law and I fly to Vancouver. He has no short term memory, and is hard of hearing, but even with the disabilities, all will go well. He is visiting his daughter, and I will be visiting my sister. PrayerWalking over the next four days, will be done on the coast of B.C. Until Sunday, have a wonderful week. Please pray for safe travel. Laters... P.S I usually take a whole bag of books when I travel. Well, not this time. All books, except my bible, journal, and one devotional, are staying home! Life needs to be simple with no nagging to do's, visiting with family is priority.

The Power of Corporate Intercession

The Power of Corporate Intercession “There are certain challenges in the spirit realm that can only be accomplished through corporate intercession. Corporate intercession, as seen in Scripture and throughout history, should be a normal, powerful functioning part of our church service… If prayer intercession has the power to ruin Satan’s worst strategies - to destroy his principalities and powers regionally, bring national revival, heal the land and release the supernatural - surely it must be an integral and important part of our corporate gatherings.” Dear Intercessors, There is tremendous power in corporate intercession that most of the Church has not yet grasped. We believe in our minds that corporate intercession is important, but we do not yet fully comprehend the vast amount of spiritual power that is released in a corporate gathering of united intercession. It is beyond our wildest imagination. Prayer, and especially corporate prayer, is the greatest

PrayerWalk Journal

Confession time, "I did not make it for my morning walk." A young friend, phoned me during the early morning hours to take her to emergency. Well, what a great place to have a prayer journey! In emergency, half asleep, from 12:30 a.m until 4:00 a.m. You do see and experience some interesting things while visiting the emergency room durning these hours. A women I will name, Renee, needs prayer for loniness of heart and being hungry. I noticed many lonely people who really do need Jesus. Some verses on Hungering for God: "And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions." Joel 2:28 "Blessed are those who hunger and thrist for righteousness, for they will be filled." Matt. 5:6 "As a deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God." Psalm 42:1 "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners,

Globoal Day of Prayer, May 15, 2005

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The Global Day of Prayer on May 15, 2005 This will be a unique opportunity for Christians worldwide to be part of a day of prayer uniting Christians around the world. Please log on to www.globaldayofprayer.com for more information. Check out the Global Day of Prayer Teleconference from www. GreaterCalling.org . ”A national prayer movement that began in South Africa in 2001, involving 45,000 people, and spread to every country on the continent of Africa in 2004, involving 22 million people, will culminate on Pentecost Sunday, May 15, 2005 in the Global Day of Prayer, involving a projected 200 million people around the world. The plan is to start praying as the sun rises in the East (New Zealand) across the different time zones until the sun sets in the West (USA). With the book of Acts as the model, the vision is to reveal God s glory on earth by mobilizing millions of Christians in every nation to pray with one voice culminating on one day, to ask God to bless the nations of the e

PrayerWalk Journal

Okay, today is the official first post concerning my time of prayer and walking. Janet Holm McHenry talks about having a personal trainer for this time, and His name is...ya...you got it..."Jesus." The first request I made before even leaving my front door was,"Lord, help me to have a heart ready to hear, eyes to see the needs, a heart to worship." I really did not want to leave my warm home, my cozy bed, to enter the crisp air of this Spring morning. Everytime I am obedient to push myself out the door, I arrive back home full of life, energy, and a renewed spirit. Here is a verse that flooded my soul as I walked through my neighborhood: "The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you he will quiet you with his love and he will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17 The fitness tip that came was,"shoulders back, stomach in, head straight...no slouching!" I am going to my walking class today, conside

Prayer

Please continue to pray for my friend, "Little Man David". He is living with his birth father, who is being unreasonal to birth mom on visitation. When birth mom goes to visit David, she needs prayer that God's grace will surround her. She wants only what is best for her son, strife and discord are not her desire. Pray some sort of arrangement will be worked out that is good for both parents, and my friend, "Little Man David". My heart is very sad concerning this situation. "Little Man David," is heavy on my heart, and tears are falling. I found this poem that seems to fit what my heart feels. Sin really does affect not only individuals, but families and communities. i used to see i used to see angels teardrops falling down on me my heart and eyes were taken astray please my angel don't go away i realize how alone i am since my parents left the plan you put a rose on my side it's a straw and makes the day more bright please god make me s

PrayerWalk

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PrayerWalk Janet Holm McHenry http://www.dailyprayerwalking.com/ http://www.freemethodistchurch.org/Magazine/Author%20Bios/ Author-JanetHolmMcHenry.htm I was talking to a close friend earlier who asked me to explain the meaning or reasons why I started my community of blogs. I do believe, I need to give some explanation. Porcupine Predicament is focused on community and building relationships, Potpourri for Thought was created to be store house to creative ideas and thoughts, then Walking with Yeshua was created to be home to my journey in prayer walking. I would have called this weblog Walking with Jesus, but first it sounded to ordinary, and second the title was already in use. The very first question on this blog was why did I used both Jesus and Yeshua interchangeably, well this is a reason number one. I have been prayer walking for over seven years, well actually longer, but prayer walking was not the title given at the time, just plan praying was what I did, while I walked. My f

Lest Thou Forget

Lest Thou Forget Lest thou forget in the years beween The beautiful things thine eyes have seen: The light of the sun and the silver sheen Of cobwebs over a field of green... The birth of love on a destined day When blossomed the first sweet flowers of May And sunlight flooded the wistful way; The vows we took and the prayers we said When the urge of love to the altars led And the mystical marriage rites were read; The sacrament scenes of death and birth; The tragedies testing human worth-- These are the timeless things of earth! Reverence, worship, and love and prayer, Kneeling alone at the altar stair, Hearing the Infinite whisper there. William L. Stidger (1885-1949)

Morning Prayer in Bed

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Durerhands Picture from: www.bruderhof.com. I love mornings that I lay in bed in pray. What a great and loving way to wake up, praying to my God. During devotions I was reading from Psalm 4:4-5 In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds search your hearts and be silent. Offer right sacrifices and trust in the Lord. Thank You Lord, for the truth and guidance that comes from Your word.