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Little, one sentence prayers--Billy Graham called them "arrow prayers that shoot from earth to heaven and reach the heart of God."</description><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase><items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/618497" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/616029" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/615797" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/615613" /><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/615441" /></rdf:Seq></items></channel><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/618497"><title /><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/618497</link><description>God, bless the bloggers who have left us whether it be for good or just a time away for one reason or another. For those who have left us because the cost of being here is not convenient and their finances will not allow it, I pray for a special financial respite like a raise in pay, or a...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/616029"><title>A Silly Smile</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/616029</link><description>I'm so glad, O Lord God, that you don't look at my foolishness as if there were something sinful about laughing, and playing, singing, and clapping my hands, and tapping my feet. When my heart is merry, I want to share that feeling even if I might seem childish to some who have the weight of the...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/615797"><title>Downpour of Blessing</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/615797</link><description>Ah Lord God You are so good to those who depend on you when troubles come like rain from the sky and drench the very heart and soul, to those who search for you, and quietly wait for your salvation. It is good to sit alone in silence at the break of day, to walk at noon in your presence, to rest...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/615613"><title>The Joy of Being</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/615613</link><description>When I sit beneath the shade of the olive tree, O Lord, in the peaceful quiet of the late morning or in the early evening, how can I not remember the times that you spent "...'neath the old olive trees..." in the Garden of Gethsemane. When all is quiet but the singing of the birds and the buzzing...</description></item><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/615441"><title>My Reality</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/TAPS.775/615441</link><description>When things seem a bit unreal, O God, You bring reality to my life. When my life gets out of proportion with problems outweighing blessings I speak your name and you bring back the balance. When it seems that I am walking on shaky ground, I look to you, beseechingly and I am steadied by your...</description></item></rdf:RDF>