Monthly Archives: May 2015

The Holy Laughter of God

Posted on May 29, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Mirth, the holy laughter of a God who seizes everything wrong and assures that it all turn out right… there all the time, but never heard unless it’s attended to.  I hadn’t been silent enough.  I hadn’t learned to wait. … Continue reading →

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Life becomes a Prayer

Posted on May 22, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

“When I am liberated by silence, when I am no longer involved in the measurement of life, but in the living of it, I can discover a form of prayer in which there is effectively, no distraction.  My whole life … Continue reading →

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Make It Rain

Posted on May 15, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Ed Sheeran sings this amazing song-prayer for Sons of Anarchy  – admittedly an unusual source from which to draw the wells of prayer.  Titled Make it Rain, the song was originally written by Foy Vance. His bio indicates: “… his passion for … Continue reading →

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Pray for Freedom!

Posted on May 8, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Taken from “Waking the Dead” by John Eldredge: My dear Lord Jesus, I come to you now to be restored in you – to renew my place in you, my allegiance to you, and to receive from you all the … Continue reading →

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Pray for the Government

Posted on May 1, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Prayer is an act of faith. It is a communal act, and it is a subversive act. Therefore praying for the Government is not the same thing as mindlessly accepting everything about the government. Far from it; it means being … Continue reading →

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