Baby Prayers I was a crier as a child. I screamed my head off every time I left the house. Santa Claus was scary. The grocery store was scary. It was all just scary. I cried almost daily in 3rd grade, because I had skipped a grade and lost all my friends. At that same time, I began losing my eyesight which is scary but … Continue reading What My Introversion Has Taught Me About Prayer
Prayer is for the pray-er. Prayer opens up the pray-er to God the same way talking opens up the griever to healing. And being opened up for God to change us is the first step to bringing God’s will to a hurting world. I understand the growing cynicism to constant prayer vigils following mass shootings. They have become a part of the routine that President Obama … Continue reading Why Pray for Orlando
Lent has turned into a time of reading. I know many pastors are avid readers…I’m not. I’m slow, tedious and hard to please. I have started many-a-book that I never finished, including books I was enjoying. My favorite book of all time, A Prayer for Owen Meany, I began 3 times before completing. I guess I have a shorter attention span and/or I crave immediacy, … Continue reading Reading for Lent
Studying Richard Foster’s Prayer with my church, I was unexpectedly haunted by the chapter on Praying with Tears. I was a frequent crier as a child. There is a legend in my upbringing of me throwing a temper tantrum in the grocery store. My dad took me to the car, while Mom and brother continued shopping. M. was an angel. It was pouring rain (I’m … Continue reading On Praying and Tears
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