Recently there has been much discussion about prayer. How to pray, frustrations with praying, lack of understanding or assurance in prayer. It got me thinking and praying and now, well now here we are. This blog is devoted to the discussion of prayer. Feel free to read or comment, but please keep in mind that I'm an undergrad student who is talking about her own experience, not someone trying to force 'one right way of praying' on you, the reader. This is simply an exploration of a life or lifestyle of prayer. For the purpose of this blog we will keep our conversation somewhat away from petition prayer (asking God for things) and intercessory prayer (asking God for things on behalf of people). Yes, these are two huge categories of prayer, but lets be honest, this is the part of prayer that most of us practice. This discussion is devoted to the other, less common forms of prayer, contemplation, listening, resting, breathing, to put it simply being with God. So to start us off I thought I would post some quotes that I've come to deeply appreciate:
"I am with you in all the love and terror and pity and pain and wonder that is your life. I am with you. Are you willing to be with Me?" Richard Foster, Life with God.
"True whole prayer is nothing but love" St. Augustine.
"Prayer lives on fearless trust in God." James Houston, The transforming Power of Prayer
"You will trust God only as much as you love Him. And you will love Him not because you have studied Him; you will love Him because you have touched Him--in response to His touch." Brennan Manning, The relentless tenderness of Jesus.
"Loving is the syntax of prayer. To be effective pray-ers we need to be effective lovers." Richard Foster, Prayer.
May we stop striving today, striving to learn how to pray, to try to pray, and may we sit with God and let Him love us. Lord Jesus, teach us to receive your love. Let it Be
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