Wednesday, November 16, 2005

that p word

here's someone's (a guy named Tony Jones to be exact) description of what "unceasing prayer" is:

At school, before you eat, while you drive, in the locker room, at home, eyes open, eyes shut, before an exam, through the woods, feeding the dog, on the deck, talking to class, in the morning, before you sleep, wondering about the world, after the fight, looking for an answer, because you care, because you don't care, flying across the ocean, on your knees, to erase or to remember, when you're happy, when you're scared, when no one else hears, using ancient ideas or new ones, singing or screaming, writing a letter, in a journal, at the interview, with or without something to say, to get real, on the date, sacred or irreverent, help! help! help!, loud or soft, at work, floating or sinking, after you fail, after you succeed, hands folded or raised to the sky, with a friend, with your dad, for your friends, for your family, during the game, at the meet, to find Jesus, on the mountaintop, in the valley, when you feel alive, when you feel half-dead, under attack, to reorganize, at the concert, for composure, to praise, to worship, to just listen, wherever, whenever, however...

basically silent awareness of God that threads through your day - even in the most mundane times... a fluid, seamless life with God - this is His hope for you.

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