Much is hidden in the common words, "thank you," including in how we use them in prayer. Gratitude toward God carries the possibility of seeing God for who he really is, and also, profoundly, can shape a transformative posture of repentance.

This episode concludes our prayerful examination of the Priestly Blessing.

What does the blessing "the Lord make his face shine on you" mean? This part of the Priestly Blessing is about recognition, which is humanity's primary need. We can receive this divine recognition through prayer, and this changes everything.

Tucked into some familiar lines of Scripture is an overlooked metaphor for who God is and how he works in our lives. Prayer is our we yield to and participate in the work of the Divine Gardener.

Praying toward a different kind of victory: surrender, kneeling, submitting, and waiting.

The subtle beauty of evil, and how to pray against it.

There is a temptation to not only define ourselves but what we do, but also to reduce God to what he does. How to pray so as to focus on who God is.

Bread, but not bread alone. How to pray about your primary tasks.

God adopts us as his children, and this changes everything.

Shred the resume, claim your identity.

What form of vocational uncertainty are you experiencing? Not in the right job? Overly stressed at work? Working too much? Whatever uncertainty you are experiencing at work, you can hear God say to you, "I love you, with you I am well pleased."