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A prayer for Monday
“Oh God.” That will be our prayer, God, many of us as we look at the clock for the first time on Monday morning, as we roll over and slap the alarm, as we feel the crush of realizing we … Continue reading
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We had a nice chat.
Hope wanted to talk tonight, by Skype. We don’t do that very often. In fact, I think the last time we did she was talking about changing majors. So I confess. As we waited for her evening class to finish … Continue reading
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I asked if he would like a cup of tea.
I had two hours alone at home. It was quiet. I could work. Except I couldn’t. I was distracted. I decided to stop and talk with God a bit. The thoughts kept running. I kept moving. So I asked Jesus … Continue reading
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A prayer
You, sir, are amazing. You can do everything. Yes, that’s true. Why are you telling me that? Because you deserve it. You deserve to be told that. Yes, I do. But why are you telling me that? What do you … Continue reading
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Show and tell
(Today is a guest post from Rich Dixon who frequently helps me think in the comments.) I’m challenged by Jon’s recent articles about prayer. For some reason, I thought about show-and-tell. Remember show-and-tell? Bring an object (or person or pet) … Continue reading
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Way to listen
(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday.) “My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.’ ” (Psalm 20:7) That’s a great way to start a day. Or end a … Continue reading
5 ways David journaled prayer.
The other day, Megin wondered about journaling prayer. I think it’s a great question. I think that sometimes, David prayed with a pen. The book of Psalms includes some of those prayers. They reflect honesty and vulnerablity. They aren’t pretty … Continue reading
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to teach people to pray
Eugene Peterson is a mentor of mine, though we have never met face-to-face or time-to-time. Peterson writes about lots of things and wrote The Message, a modern language version of the Bible. Recently, I read The Contemplative Pastor, subtitled “Returning … Continue reading
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I don’t know how to pray.
I don’t know how to talk to Nancy, either, if by pray or talk you mean “always get what you want” or “always understand what the other person is thinking as you speak” or “never be surprised by what the … Continue reading
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Fresh parsley
“Can you go out and get some parsley?” That’s what Nancy said. I was sitting at my desk trying to figure out where my writing for the next month is going. I had printed out the last couple week’s worth … Continue reading
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