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Here are 23 powerful prayers ... friend success in his endeavors. May he excel in all that his hands find to do, according to Your perfect will." Pain is inevitable but comforting words can help ...

Retired Big Rapids pastor, Ron Witbeck, talks about the importance of using our personal prayer time to get alone with God.

For when we came in to Macedonia, we had no rest. But we were harassed at every turn. Conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus.

Talking with God should be as natural as breathing and yet a lot of people feel they aren’t very good at prayer. Kids talk naturally with God; like the boy who had a particularly bad day.

NATHAN: Christians talk to God through prayer ... asking for help and how praying can be like talking to a friend. We also see prayers in church. The Lord's Prayer, taught by Jesus to his friends ...