Rick Hamlin, Author at Guideposts

Sometimes prayers need to be kept private, just between God and me. Others deserve to be shared.

The hospice movement is a caring resource for anyone with ailing loved ones and an answered prayer. But how do you know when?

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Goodbyes are even worse when you don’t know when or in what circumstances you will see the person again. Where is the prayer in that?

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How do we forgive and forget in this age when nothing can truly be forgotten?

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I wanted to pray for my son, wishing him well in his job and his friends and that struggle to do what you’re meant to do.

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

It was the card that got to me, that reminded me of the fragility of life and all that I can be grateful for.

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

The hardest thing in the world, and maybe the easiest thing, is to simply be present where you are.

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This may be an unexpected place to find answered prayer, but I’m not surprised a bit…

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

When you’re not sure what the right thing to pray for is, when your family feels very far away, there’s still something to focus on.

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The alert went out to all the familial prayer resources for help and some sort of miracle.

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I listen to the expressions of gratitude around the Thanksgiving table with renewed wonder.

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Aunt Nancy and Uncle Pete were not related to me by blood, but they became family through their care and affection for mine.

Rick Hamlin