The Blessings of Alphabet Praying

This post is a very simple idea for prayer. But the simple stuff - disciplines of prayer and Bible reading and service and praise - is what gives us focus and balance and enables us to keep walking with Jesus.

“Alphabet praying” just means using the alphabet to prompt prayer for people whose names start with specific letters of the alphabet.

It works great while you’re exercising or stuck in traffic or sitting in a waiting room. Any time you have 15 or 20 minutes of “down time,” consider alphabet praying.

Just an Old Bible

A pastor friend of mine told me when he’s called to do a funeral, he always asks to see the Bible of the person who has passed on.

My friend likes to see what passages they underlined or highlighted. What promises were precious to them, what notations are written in the margins? He tries to intersperse these into his funeral message.