We live in a microwave culture. We want everything quickly, if not instantly, but that’s not how intercession works. Intercession is taking hold of God’s will for another person or situation and ...

Oh St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh St. Joseph do assist me by your powerful intercession and ...

In the Reformed tradition, John Calvin’s 1542 Form of Church Prayers sets the pace. It calls for a 1,500-word intercessory prayer each week after the Sunday sermon.

In intercession, one party comes looking for advice, and the other party gives it. We don't so much intercede as enter into an intercession process. There are specific differences between prayer and ...

When the effects of prayer are averaged across all 17 studies, controlling for differences in sample sizes, a net positive effect for the prayer group is produced.