You are ready for contemplative prayer when your heart seeks to commune with God directly, when nothing and no one but God alone will satisfy you. Psalm 73:24-26 well expresses this life-changing realization: “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you. My flesh and […]
The Benefits of Prayer
Prayer establishes your personal, private relationship with God. It is the greatest love relationship you will ever have; it may begin here, but it will not end here. Amazingly, it is eternal. When you pray, the hidden God will be gazing on you from eternity, and seeing not only where you are, but where God […]
See Whatever Comes as a Gift
If you could see whatever comes your way as a gift, that would itself be a great gift. One morning last week, after I had been up late and determined to sleep in, the phone rang early. I answered it and a situation presented itself requiring my time and attention, changing the course of my […]
Open the Gift You Are
You are God’s gift to yourself. That may sound strange, but it is nonetheless the truth. As I wrote to myself back in my twenties, shortly after my first encounter with the Holy Spirit, “God gave me, me, long before I asked.” By that I meant there was more to me than I had imagined; […]
Open the Gift You Are
The Why of Prayer
One of the most significant and often repeated questions is, “Why pray?” What is the purpose of prayer? What are you supposed to get out of it? Here are four goals of prayer: 1. Self-discovery: What do you seek? How strongly do you seek it? How long have you sought it? You can learn a […]
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