Prayer Starter - Friday, April 25, 2025
Good Morning Friend -
Van Gogh's picture "The Prayer" (1882) was a tribute to the area's coal miners. Looking at the picture, we can't tell if the elderly man is crying or exhausted or both. The artist titled the picture, "Enternity's Gate" and wrote that his portrait was of a peasant in prayer, stating, "This is far from theology, simply the fact the the poorest little wood-cutter or peasant... or miner can have moments of emotion and inspiration which give him a feeling of an eternal home to which he is near."
Vincent Von Gogh understood that prayer is powerful and it is for simple and ordinary people. It is for the poor. It is for children. Prayer is not only for ministers or the powerful.
A simple prayer for food, safety, or thanksgiving offered in true dependency is always preferred over the fancy words offered in self-righteousness. It is the type of prayer Jesus taught His disciples.
Luke 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 He said to them, “When you pray, say:
“‘Father,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
And lead us not into temptation. Luke 11:1-13
Prayer Starter
Dear God,
Honor to Your Name, Oh Lord.
Thank you for ----
Forgive me of --
Keep me from sin.
In His Name,
Amen
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