VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You have had a good week and that You are all well and happy this blustery Sunday in October. This week I’d like to focus on forgiveness. For, as I urge You to prayer, it is more difficult to pray when You have your sins nagging in your head. There is an explanation for this: … Continue reading A Prayer for Forgiveness
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, this week I would like to focus on the unsung heroes who spend their days working for law enforcement, going through photos and videos of child abuse in order to catch perpetrators. This may seem like a very specific prayer. Indeed it is. I met with one of these gentlemen this week and I could see by the … Continue reading A Prayer for the Investigators
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I wish You and Your families well. That You have a brilliant week ahead and find time to seek out some space conducive to peace and reflection. This week I would like to pray for our leaders. That they become circumspect and do what is best for us. That they look beyond short term gain and see well … Continue reading A Prayer for Our Leaders
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that this week’s message finds You well and prosperous. This week I’d like to reflect on our animals. On our pets, who are part of the family. On our working animals, who provide us with income and nourishment. And on the wildlife that surrounds us and keeps our environment going. It is our pleasure at this … Continue reading A Prayer for the Animals
VICAR With Typhoon Mangkhut bearing down on the Philippines and further catastrophic flooding expected from Florence, which has affected 10 million in the Carolinas, this week, Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I offer You a prayer to the victims of natural catastrophes. I am often asked why does God allow earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, typhoons, cyclones, mudslides, wildfires, and other natural disasters? Tragedies cause … Continue reading A Prayer for Victims
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You and Your loved ones are well. I pray for You and, as the nights draw in, wish You a prosperous end to the year. For those of You who farm, I wish that You have a good harvest despite unusual conditions this year. This week I’d like to focus on Atheists. I always feel … Continue reading A Prayer for Atheists
VICAR I like this time of year more than many of the children! Although some of the children are looking forward to going back to school this week, there are many who dread a return to the classroom and wish that the summer holidays will never end. So this week, Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, let us focus on them – the children. “Children … Continue reading A Prayer for Our Children
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your loved ones are well. For this week’s prayer I’d like to focus on women – on the wives, mothers, grandmothers, daughters and granddaughters out there – who make up just less than half our population on this planet. It’s sad that these days one has to be really careful with what one … Continue reading A Prayer for Women
VICAR Have you ever needed strength to face a situation head-on, but not known what to pray? God is waiting and wants to offer us strength in time of need. Do not be afraid to pray and ask God for His strength to fall upon You. When you are weak, weary or unready to stand, and unsure of what to ask, pray along with these … Continue reading A Prayer for Strength
