In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF was inspired by Erica Campbell‘s thoughts  about “the good stuff.” He launches into a prayer of gratitude for the “good stuff,” reminiscing about the simpler times, when imagination was employed in order to create things to play with as kids. He talks about these simpler times in contrast […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF approaches prayer with a “memory spirit.” He ponders about what happened to the times of the really old deacons, who would sing that “understandable song,” and where red suits and sometimes fall asleep in the middle of a song. He expresses a nostalgia for “deacon time,” in the […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF comes to God in a “grateful spirit” now that school has started and the kids are out of the house and in their classrooms! He laments about his house full of children and empty of food over the summer, and how much he looks forward to the days […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF is inspired by his own ashy elbows to speak on a product that differs from Satan-Off, his spray product from a previous prayer. Instead, he comes up with the idea of an Anointment cream or a balm for those who “can’t get to a spray.” He also illustrates […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF is inspired to thank God for the ministries in the church. But he’s not talking about the kitchen ministry that feeds everyone delicious food after church, he’s talking about the one that sits at the nape of the neck of all the ladies in the church. He talks […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF is struck with passion after talking to Erica Campbell about fighting back and beating the devil up! He banishes the devil out of his life and the lives around him! He recalls growing up and hearing people in church say very explicitly how they’re going to get the […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, he talks about being inspired by a man he saw playing whack-a-mole at Laguardia Airport. As the game went on, the man kept getting frustrated and just started whacking indiscriminately, which didn’t solve his problems. GRIFF saw, in this moment, a metaphor applicable to his life. He also saw […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF talks about a moment of realization he had while he was walking his dog: he’s a rescue animal, too! He uses this prayer to thank God for saving him from people who don’t know how to take care of their pets. He says he used to be kept […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF recalls getting baptized alongside a 90-year-old woman who was also getting baptized for the first time. He wonders what she had done her whole life before giving herself over to Christ, and whether there she really had any time left to live a life with Jesus after getting […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, he talks about realizing that Satan doesn’t come in the obvious bright red with the horns. Sometimes, “satan be a candy bar,” GRIFF says. In other words, evil comes in many different forms. He says he’s not worried, however, because he’s armed with Satan-off. Click on the audio player […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF prays for “the people that be strong and wrong.” He means this in terms of people who tend to hear song lyrics the wrong way, and sing the misheard lyrics loudly, passionately, and confidently. He gives some examples, like the mother of his children misquoting “the devil is […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF is struck by how easy it is for us to give the devil his props when something goes wrong, or when we make bad decisions. But at the same time, we are hesitant to say it when God is clearly the one who looked out for us by […]