A truthful prayer of repentance

Psalm 51:1–17 · This guided step continues Day 42.

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Live the Way · Journey II / Pray Honestly · Days 38–44

Praying with the Psalms: a path for honest words

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Selected companion readings · keep each passage in its own context.

Day 10 · Matthew 6:5–15 — When you pray
Day 43 · Psalm 103:1–14 — Compassion that remembers our frailty
Day 48 · Luke 15:11–32 — The father who comes outside

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