Hey, Y'all,
Today's RST is another thought from Yancey's book on
prayer--it's cool how many of the questions he raises
and points he makes resonate with so many of us. Read
on and mull over!
We live on a broken planet, fallen far from God's
original intent. It takes effort to remember who we
are--God's creation, and faith to imagine what we
someday will be--God's triumph.
Why pray? I have asked this question almost every
day of my christian life, especially when God's
presence seems far away and I wonder if prayer is a
pious form of talking to myself. I have asked it when
I read theology, wondering what use there may be in
repeating what God must surely know.
My conclusions will unfold only gradually, but I
begin here because prayer has become for me much more
than a shopping list of requests to present to God.
It has become a realignment of everything. I pray to
restore the truth of the universe, to gain a glimpse
of the world, and of me, through the eyes of God.
Prayer is the act of seeing reality from God's point
of view.
You've been prayed for today...
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