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Friday Prayer: What Kind of Prayer Do You Need?

A silly post based on the never-ending Buzzfeed quizzes! Cross-posted at RevGalBlogPals.

A Quiz to Decide What Kind of Prayer You Need Today
Remember your answer! 
1. Which spiritual gift are you? 
Love           Joy                Peace
Patience       Kindness      Goodness
Faithfulness     Gentleness      Self-Control


2. Which Psalm are you?
23                8               121
100            119          Does anyone remember the #s?
46              150              22


3. Which color parament are you?
Purple           White                  Bare Wood
Green              Blue                     Red
Black                Gold                   You lost me at "parament"


4. Bishops are
Right out                 Prone to err like all humans                Some of my best friends
Important for order                  Practically Perfect in Every way          People in funny hats
On my prayer list                  On my bucket list                      On my hit list


5. If I could omit one book from the Bible, it would be
Leviticus          Revelation            Ezra
1 Timothy             Job                 Joshua
Hebrews              2 Peter             Genesis



YOU GOT:



Prayer of Thanksgiving! 
Whether today truly sucks or is the best day every, you could use a reminder that you're not alone and you are truly Beloved!
Dear God, thank you for the grace that surrounds me, flows through me, and makes everything possible. Shelter me as a mother hen to her chick and stir up the feeling of security and providence in my heart. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Amen.



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