You can fill in the blank. I had intended to share three stories defining the nature of forgiveness from the Bible, but in light of yesterday’s school shooting, I feel it can wait until next time. I find it no coincidence that I have been struggling to understand forgiveness, reading a book on compassion, and then yet another tragedy happens where forgiveness and compassion are central to processing these events. God speaks even in our…
Solitude is BE-ing with God The gem I’m hoping to gain out of solitude isn’t stepping out of my daily life, but deeper communion with God. We’ve practiced breath prayers to create a habit of calling out to God. We’ve made space for silence to still the noise in our lives in order to hear God, now we will go away into the solitude of a quiet and seemingly lonely space to talk, listen, and…
The heart of the matter. You don’t start a workout regime without a goal, teachers don’t start the school year without a syllabus and construction managers don’t begin a building project without blueprints. If we are set out to discover how to live a life of prayer in our bustling daily lives, then we need a goal. The goal of praying from the heart boils down to… …fostering a habitual and constant connection with God…
