Chi Rho - A Prayer BlogChi Rho - A Prayer BlogChi Rho is my endeavor to create a written account of an active prayer life. I will post the prayers I like and admire, my personal prayers, the intercessory prayers I pray and receive. Articles
Professional Misconduct: The Boorish Behavior of Pro Athletes
2007-11-15 14:56:00 Professional athletes are paid millions to play games. Why are they such beacons of boorish behavior? Disrespect, insubordination and misogyny are the norm, with the sports pages filled with tales of drugs, gun fights, rapes, dog fighting, and all manner of crime. I extolled the virtues of Stephan Marbury and his $14.95 basketball shoe to my youth ... More About: Sports , Crime , Behavior , Prayers , Prayer
Call My Family, Lord
2007-11-14 17:14:00 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God ’s own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. ~~ 1 Peter 2:9 Father, I pray today that you may count my family worthy of your calling. Enable us to become increasingly loving, ... More About: Religion , Family , Children , Bible
Sweet Science Or Carnal Cruelty?
2007-11-14 01:48:00 I have been a fan of boxing for as long as I can remember. I think there is nothing more basic in sport then the idea of two people, evenly matched, with nothing but their will and desire, going face to face to determine who is better. I also treasure the time my ... More About: Science , Christian , Sports , History , Boxing
What Would You Do?
2007-11-13 15:57:00 An earlier post, How to Surf the Web and Help the Poor, addresses this conflict, God’s call to us and presents a few easy ways to help. More About: Video , Faith , Charity , Bible , Homeless
We Give You Thanks, O Lord
2007-11-13 05:56:00 We give You thanks, O Lord. For faith in a world laden with fears; For joy in a world drowning in tears; For justice in a world that is so unfair; For hope in a world filled with despair; For the family and friends we know and love; For your grace and guidance from above; For our humble home; ... More About: Family , Faith , Thanksgiving , Justice , Poems
Thanksgiving Proclamation: Eisenhower
2007-11-13 03:36:00 As a nation much blessed, we feel impelled at harvest time to follow the tradition handed down by our Pilgrim Fathers of pausing from our labors for one day to render thanks to Almighty God for His bounties. Now that the year is drawing to a close, ... More About: Politics , History , President , Thanksgiving
Prayer for Donda & Kanye West
2007-11-12 06:21:00 Heavenly Father, Comforter and Protector, I come asking You to watch over Donda West. Please take her soul into Your arms, comfort her and welcome her home, into Your loving care. Donda is gone now from this earthly dwelling, and has left behind those who mourn her absence. Grant them the graces necessary for them to ... More About: Religion , God , Faith , Kanye West , Heaven
Thanksgiving Proclamation: Roosevelt
2007-11-12 06:15:00 I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty-first day of November 1940, to be observed nationally as a day of thanksgiving. In a year which has seen calamity and sorrow fall upon many peoples elsewhere in the world ... More About: Politics , God , History , Thanksgiving
The Power of Prayer
2007-11-12 01:54:00 The power of prayer should not be underestimated. God most definitely listens to prayers, answers prayers, and moves in response to prayers. “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever ... More About: Video , Power , Bible , Prayer , John
How to Surf the Web and Help the Poor
2007-11-11 16:58:00 More than 200 verses in the NIV Bible refer to those who are ?poor? or ?oppressed.? We know God loves all people equally. Yet there is special place in God?s heart for the poor and vulnerable as evidenced throughout the Bible: Leviticus 23:22 | Psalm 12:5; 140:12; 146:7-9 | Proverbs 19:17; 21:13 Isaiah ... More About: Religion , Surf , Charity , Hunger
Thanksgiving Proclamation: Lincoln
2007-11-11 15:41:00 The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful years and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the Source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not ... More About: Politics , God , History , President , Lincoln
Prayer for Young Athletes
2007-11-10 18:36:00 Heavenly Father, be with my young athletes as they test their physical skills. Let them play well, but fairly. Let competition make them strong, but never hostile. Grant them the strength to best their opponent, and lead them to always help the opponent up. Grant them moments to rejoice, but not in the adversity of others. Help them stay safe ... More About: Religion , Sports , Children , God , Football
Thanksgiving: Geo. Washington
2007-11-10 14:18:00 Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God , to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to “recommend to the people of the United States ... More About: Politics , History , President , Washington
Prayer for Rowan Ford and Her Family
2007-11-09 21:20:00 Heavenly Father, Comforter and Protector, I come asking You to watch over young Rowan Ford . Please take the soul of this little girl into Your arms, comfort her and welcome her home, into Your eternal kingdom. Lord, I ask that You touch her family and grant the graces necessary for them to shoulder this cross. Although ... More About: Religion , Family , God , Faith
How to Spend Thirty Minutes with God
2007-11-09 05:41:00 Rachael Ray promises that her dazzling dishes will never take more than 30 minutes to make, while the exercise DVDs guarantee an effective workout, in that same half of an hour. This post encourages you to allocate 30 minutes to get ?bread for the soul?, with a “spiritual workout” that will strengthen every area of your ... More About: Religion , God , Faith , Bible , Prayer
Mini Manna: God Must Be Busy
2007-11-08 10:03:00 The country music duo Brooks and Dunn, performed their song ?God Must Be Busy? on the Country Music Awards (CMA) last night. In this sad and moving piece, Ronnie Dunn sings a long list of horrible problems, and expresses the frustration that God isn?t stepping in to set things right. The song is about doubt. ... More About: Religion , Bible , Lyrics , Sermons
Mini Manna: By Grace Through Living Faith
2007-11-07 16:15:00 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith?and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God ? not by works, so that no one can boast. ~~ Ephesians 2:8-9 You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. ~~ James 2:24 Are these two passages contradictory? The two passages ... More About: Religion , Living , Faith , Bible
The Coach?s Prayer
2007-11-07 04:23:00 Heavenly Father guide me As I try to coach this team To build each other?s character And boost their self-esteem. May I keep an even temper And remember it?s a game. Let me not have favorite players But treat them all the same Grant me patient wisdom As I praise them or correct Remembering that I must work To earn each one?s respect. Lord, whether we may ... More About: Religion , Sports , God , Poetry , Poems
A Prayer for My Wife
2007-11-06 15:36:00 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same ... More About: Religion , Marriage , God , Relationship , Wife
Praying for the Children: Prayerfulness
2007-11-05 14:55:00 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. ~~ Ephesians 6:18 Grant, Lord, that my children’s lives may be marked by prayerfulness, that they may learn to ?pray in the Spirit on all occasions with ... More About: Religion , Jesus , Children , God , Bible
Praying the Psalms: God Knows
2007-11-04 15:09:00 God, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand. I’m an open book to you; even from a distance, you know what I’m thinking. You know when I leave and when I get back; I’m never out of your sight. You know everything I’m going to say before I start the first sentence. I look behind me and you’re there, then up ahead ... More About: God , Bible , Prayers , Prayer , Psalm
Endurance
2007-11-02 17:20:00 We ask him to strengthen you by his glorious might with all the power you need to patiently endure everything with joy. ~~ Colossians 1:11 Almighty God , who has given me the desire to do right and helped me to do your service, strengthen me to persevere. Give me the endurance to serve you, and perform my duties. When ... More About: Jesus , Bible , Prayers , Prayer
Why a Prayer Blog?
2007-10-31 12:57:00 Why a Prayer Blog? Prayer is a universal human experience and one of the key tenets of Christianity . Prayer illuminates our relationship with God and allows us to express our love for Him as well as our faith and hope in Him. Prayer provides the connection to share our concerns, fears, needs and desires with our heavenly ... More About: Religion , Power , Faith
Portraits of Prayer
2007-10-30 23:32:00 Prayer is a universal human experience. There does not appear to be a culture in the world that does not have some means of prayer, some way of communicating with the Divine. “Somewhere in every man there is the capacity for worship and prayer, for the apprehension of God and the love of him. Praying is ... More About: Pictures , Religion , Faith , Prayer , Meditations
Good Morning God
2007-10-30 13:52:00 Good morning God , I come to you again today in the name of Jesus. I choose to worship you in spirit and in truth ? so help me God. I choose to glorify you God in everything I am and do today ? so help me God. I choose to love you with all my heart, soul, mind and ... More About: Faith , Prayers , Prayer , Help
Slow Me Down Lord
2007-10-29 11:11:00 Slow me down, Lord . Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace. Give me, amidst the day’s confusion, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of singing streams that live in my memory. Help me to know the magical, ... More About: Christian , Prayers , Prayer , Sleep
Lord?s Prayer As A Text Message
2007-10-29 03:46:00 dad@hvn,ur spshl.we want wot u want&urth2b like hvn.giv us food&4giv r sins lyk we 4giv uvaz.don’t test us!save us!bcos we kno ur boss,ur tuf&ur cool 4 eva!ok? by Matthew Campbell, York, England Winner of “R Father…” a Ship of Fools biblical text-messaging competition. More About: Jesus , Technology , Bible , Prayers , Prayer
Prayer for Expressing Gratitude
2007-10-28 14:59:00 This is the day that God has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. ?Psalm 118:24 Morning Prayer : Prayer for Expressing Gratitude Gracious God, in the busy-ness of my day, I sometimes forget to stop to thank you for all that is good in my life. My blessings are many and my heart is filled with gratefulness ... More About: Christian , Thanksgiving , Bible , Prayers
Morning Praise & Thanksgiving
2007-10-27 15:19:00 Today?s Morning Prayer : Morning Praise & Thanksgiving “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” — ... More About: Bible , Holy Spirit , Prayers
Prayer of Saint Augustine
More articles from this author:2007-10-26 14:31:00 Today’s Morning Prayer Prayer of Saint Augustine Breathe in me O Holy Spirit , that my thoughts may all be holy; Act in me O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy; Draw my heart O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy; Strengthen me O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy; Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always ... More About: Prayers 1, 2, 3 |
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