I am reading a book on prayer. Kneeling with Giants is frankly so frightening at times that I've set it down for a while to think, meditate, maybe actually back away from the HUGE scary world of prayer I've just been given a glimpse of. Recently I read a paragraph on the word "LORD" that impacted me. The author (Gary Neal Hansen) asks if we have any idea what that means? If we realize that He is our LORD? Or if we only bring Him our requests, forgetting we are His servants, at His command? Gulp. My prayers are a lot about asking Him to provide for me instead of me asking Him "How may I serve you today?"
I hope that this Advent season, as I await with joy, that I will remember to ask Him every day of my life "how may I serve you today?" and mean it. What an adventure it will be.
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That hits deep and close to the heart. It brings to mind Philippians 4:6-7 "6 Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
We often do not experience the peace St. Paul talks about in Phil. 4:7 because when we pray (as he guides in 4:6) our request are too often conditional demands. When we pray truly trusting that he is the all wise creator of the universe LORD that we profess, we can experience a peace that goes beyond comprehension regardless of how He decides to answer our prayer/requests.
Peace,
David+
(PS a glimpse into this coming Sunday's homily. ;-)
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