Prayer
God Bless You
Tim Peterson: Angels Watching Over You
Below is one of my favorite songs, Angels Watching Over You, written and performed by Timothy Peterson. Great song! Lyrics to Angels Watching Over You: I know your troubles. I know your pain. I know what you’re going through. You cry alone in the rain. I know you’re worried. I know your dreams. Sometimes your […]
Mahershala Ali: On Prayer
I grew up in a prayerful home; I never remember not praying—I prayed every day of my life, and that was instilled in me as a kid, and as I’ve gotten older, that’s just matured in me. — Mahershala Ali, actor
Mahatma Gandhi: On Truth and Love
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it—always. — Mahatma Gandhi, nonviolent independence leader in India I believe that truth and […]
God Bless You Everyone
A lot of people need blessings during this time of change: angry people, disappointed people, happy people, people doing things, people trying to undo things, and people really in need. God bless Jennifer Lawrence. God bless Robert de Niro. God bless Meryl Streep. God bless Mahershala Ali. God bless Lena Dunham. God bless Bryan Cranston. […]
Pieces of Prayer: Hallelujah with Pentatonix
This is a short powerful prayer from Leonard Cohen and Pentatonix. Incredibly powerful. Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! I love finding all of these pieces of prayer often hidden away in great songs. You might not think of this as a prayer, but I do. Hallelujah is a prayer of joy! For […]
God Bless You Revolution: Celebrities on God and Prayer
Check out these wonderful quotes from various celebrities on God and prayer: I always ask: “God, what did you want me to do?” But you got to be prepared for the answer. — Tim Allen, actor and comedian Good habits can be fine things. If you say your prayers every night, there comes time when […]
Peggy Noonan: On Miracles
I believe in miracles. The way I see it, life isn’t flat and thin and “realistic”; it’s rich and full of mystery and surprise. I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat world we see. I also think they happen every day, from […]
Mother Teresa: On Joy
Joy is prayer. Joy is strength. Joy is love. Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. — Mother Teresa
The God Bless You Revolution: Only God Is Able
Only God is able. It is faith in him that we must rediscover. With this faith, we can transform bleak and desolate valleys into sunlit paths of joy and bring new light into the dark caverns of pessimism. — Martin Luther King, Jr. At times we may feel that we do not need God, but […]