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Prayer and Waiting
Solid advice from Richard Foster and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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Prayer from a restless heart
Today, my prayer (from Dag Hammarskjold, printed in Richard Foster’s book, Sanctuary of the Soul): Give me a pure heart — that I may see Thee, A humble heart — that I may hear Thee, A heart of love — that I may serve Thee, A heart of faith — that I may abide in Thee.
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Walking on Water
We’re not spiritual toddlers any more. It’s time to stop thinking that our 30 seconds of prayer is moving mountains.
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The rest that waits for us
The boldness I can have in prayer, and in my life, comes from the understanding that ALL THINGS have been handed to Jesus… and he then invites me to come to him!
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Prayer for the Day – Hunger
Deepen my hunger for you, O Lord. Let deep call to deep. Allow my heart to find new depths and new heights in you. Day by day. Let my heart be famished for holy knowledge. Then, let it be ravaged by your love. Day by day. Hear my prayer, O Lord.
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Worship intimately
Three thoughts for day from my message: 1. Practice stillness 2. Practice spiritual reading 3. Practice Lectio Divina Do I hold his presence PRECIOUS? Worship is not just about the song we sing. It is about our listening to his words to us.
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One vocation
I am finishing Merton’s autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. His call was ultimately to the monastic life. He became a Cistercian monk and led the way in contemplative life that has served as example for generations of believers following him. His writing has paved the way. The simplicity of vocation isn’t about giving up everything and entering a monastery. Simple vocation,…
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Let us weep and mourn
This is what the Lord says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” (Jer. 31:15)
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The hurt in our hearts
2 How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. 4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked…
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