Category Archives: Xanadu, The Beauty of Prayer

Four Benefits of Praying Outside

Posted on April 10, 2014 by

  I have found that when prayer is practiced outside, during a walk or while sitting in a favorite spot, the rewards of prayer seem greater. Here are four benefits of such prayer.   1. The fresh air of the … Continue reading →

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3 Things that Will Enhance Your Prayer Times

Posted on April 2, 2014 by

  For some of us, or perhaps most of us, our place of prayer doesn’t seem so appealing. In fact, we don’t seem drawn to prayer at all. Most of the time, we would rather sit in front of the … Continue reading →

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3 Things to Discover about the Inner Room—the Beautiful Place of Prayer

Posted on March 25, 2014 by

 In previous posts I have talked about the beauty of God’s creation and His plan—how He brings us into a love relationship with Himself. Now let me lead you into His house, and into the inner room—the place of prayer, … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of God’s Plan: He Has Put Eternity in Our Heart—from Ecclesiastes 3:11

Posted on March 20, 2014 by

God’s ultimate plan for us is to bring us into a love relationship with Himself.  One way He has designed to accomplish this is by putting within us (within all people from birth) the knowledge and the curiosity of eternity.  … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of God’s Plan: He Has Made Everything Beautiful in Its Time

Posted on March 15, 2014 by

In Ecclesiastes 3:11 it says, “God has made everything beautiful in its time.”  In other words, as Paul tells us in Romans 8:28, God causes all things, for the Christian, to work together for good, or, to fit into His … Continue reading →

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Beauty beyond the Senses

Posted on March 9, 2014 by

When God made the world and all the things in the world He declared that it was “very good.”  In other words, there was nothing out of place; everything was provided for Adam and Eve to be very very happy … Continue reading →

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