3 benefits of writing your prayers

When I was a brand new Christian, I wrote almost all of my prayers. I had stacks of journals laying around my bedroom. Every page was filled with praise and petitions, all in my signature chicken scratch that even I can barely read.

I don’t know why, but eventually I wrote in my journals less frequently. I still prayed, but most of them were out loud. Looking back, I can see that was a mistake. Speaking my prayers is a good thing, of course. But writing my prayers was (and remains) one of the...