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Tag Archives: Prayer
First Be Filled, Then Control the Outpouring (Principles and Practices for the Spiritual Life, Part 2b)
The person who is wise, therefore, will see their life as more like a reservoir than a canal. The canal simultaneously pours out what it receives; the reservoir retains the water till it is filled, then discharges the overflow without loss … Continue reading
See Your Life More Like a Reservoir than a Canal…
The following is from Bernard of Clairvaux’s 18th Sermon on the Song of Songs. The man who is wise, therefore, will see his life as more like a reservoir than a canal. The canal simultaneously pours out what it receives; the … Continue reading
Asking God the Right Question
Whenever there are times of great difficulty, pain or suffering, we naturally ask God questions. I once heard someone remark that in a certain instance people were “asking God the wrong questions.” The notion of asking God the “wrong question” … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, feeling, Prayer, suffering
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Developing a Consistent Prayer Life
My apologies – I meant to say, “how to develop an easy, consistent, diverse, deep, rich in content, broadly-biblical, non-idiosyncratic, Christ-centered, historically-rooted, well-rounded, manageable and profoundly moving prayer life,” but thought that title was at the same time unwieldy and immediately … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Common Prayer, C.S. Lewis, individualism, Liturgy, Prayer, pride
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Does Prayer Actually Do Anything??? (Part 1)
The often heard saying, “prayer doesn’t change God…it changes us” is an addage notoriously absent from the Bible. As many of you may know, by occupation I am a full-time intercessor. This means my full-time job is primarily to pray … Continue reading
How to Pray the Daily Office from the Book of Common Prayer (Part 8) – Morning Prayer
After having gone through the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) order for Evening Prayer in some detail, I will now show some of the unique aspects of Morning Prayer. Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer are very similar. They both have … Continue reading
How to Pray the Daily Office from the Book of Common Prayer (Part 7) – Making it Easy (in fact, brainless…)
If you’ve been following along this series (or learned to pray the BCP Office by other means), after an attempt or two (or perhaps just upon hearing), it may seem daunting with all the flipping of pages and navigating through … Continue reading
