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Divine healing? Try it. Pray for it.
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Frederick Buechner reflects on Jesus' many healings (e.g. Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-42). He encourages praying for healing, and "if God doesn't seem to be giving you what you ask, maybe he's giving you something else."
Mark 10:46-52
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Jesus, Healing, Bartimaeus, Prayer
Sermon Illustration: Bartimaeus
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Frederick Buechner examines our understanding of healing in light of Jesus’ healing ministry. If our prayer for healing is unanswered, this may tell us more about ourselves and our prayer than it does about God.
Mark 10:46-52
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Healing, Prayer, Sin, Miracles
Ask For It
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Frederick Buechner's sermon illustration on Luke 11:1-13. We can find the power of God's love when we ask for it, expecting an answer.
Luke 11:1-13
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Prayer, Petition, Luke, Seeking God
To Be A Saint is to Work, Weep, and Be Strangely Light of Heart
Frederick Buechner | Global Worship
Book Quote, Artwork, Prayer
Designed for All Saints Day, these resources include a definition of what is a saint by Frederick Buechner, a responsive litany by Fran Pratt, and a painting by Elizabeth Wang, titled "Communion of Saints".
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All Saints' Day, Prayer, Art, Litany
Without Ceasing
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Book Quote
Frederick Buechner notes that Jesus says that by far the most important thing about praying is to keep at it, being importunate in prayer, talking to yourself about everything and believing that Someone is listening.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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Prayer, Jesus, Illustration, Prayerfulness
Godric's Prayer
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
Frederick Buechner’s novel Godric includes this prayer: "Remember me not for the ill I've done but for the good I've dreamed. Help me to be … once again a fool for thee."
Psalm 25:1-7
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Aging, Obedience, Fool, Sin
The Power of God and the Power of Man
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
Reflecting on Jesus' healing of a sick boy (Luke 9:38-43), Frederick Buechner says to those who wonder whether God has real power: "Ask, and you will receive" (Matthew 7:7).
Luke 9:38-43
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Lent, Faith, Healing, Prayer
On the Possibility of Miraculous Healing
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
Frederick Buechner considers objections to the possibility of miraculous healing, yet encourages us to try it, pray for it. "If God doesn't seem to be giving you what you ask, maybe he's giving you something else.
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Faith, Healing, Miracles, Health
The Real Article
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
In this extended book quotation, Frederick Buechner reflects on the healing power of faith-filled, "fairy-tale prayers."
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Faith, Healing, Prayer, Belief
The Lord's Prayer
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Book Quote
Reflecting on the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13), Frederick Buechner notes the "boldness" [Episcopal liturgy] involved in asking for God's will to be done, for God's kingdom to come, and in recognizing our impotence without God.
Matthew 6:9-13
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Lord’s Prayer, Prayer, Kingdom Of God, Boldness
Angel Describes Different Prayers
Frederick Buechner | Preaching Today
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
This sermon illustration taken from a book by Frederick Buechner on Tobit presents the Archangel Raphael describing the variety of prayers he encounters in heaven. This illustration suits Tobit 3 and Revelation 5:8, 8:3.
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Prayer, Angels, Heaven, St. Raphael The Archangel
Godric's View of Prayer
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
This excerpt from Frederick Buechner's novel Godric acknowledges prayer's complexities and concludes: "Yet Godric prays the way he breathes, for else his heart would wither in his breast. Prayer is the wind that fills his sail."
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Prayer, Breath, Wind, Grace
The Lord's Prayer
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
Buechner reflects on the Lord's Prayer and how bold the prayer actually is. He points out key aspects of the prayer that show just exactly how bold we are being when we pray it.
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Lord’s Prayer, Prayer, Boldness
My Homeward Search
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
Frederick Beuchner relates that in his ministry he finds that the aid he gives to others is whatever piece of Jesus lives within him, and the rare occurrence of praying in tandem with the Holy Spirit.
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Pastoral Leadership, Comfort, Prayer, Holy Spirit
A Far More Honest View
Frederick Buechner | Day1
Book Quote
A quote from Frederick Buchner's novel "On the Road with the Archangel" in which the archangel describes its intercessory role and the wretchedness of the world.
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Prayer, Fall, Sin, Evil, Honesty