Gotta be done
Another thought for the week.... catching up gradually... never realised I thought so much! Go to the Midweek Herald for current thought and local news from East Devon....
Pray?
Do you pray? There’s an old quip that ‘there are no Atheists in a foxhole’ and I know that faced with difficult times, with nowhere else to turn, people often to try to ‘open negotiations’ with ‘someone up there’ in the hope they might be heard. But prayer isn’t just about asking God for things, like a kind of religious shopping list, but includes praising God for who He is, thanking God for all He’s done and trying to find God’s will and guidance for our lives. That means we can pray with music, with silence, with others, alone, by reading the Bible, by going to church, by walking in the fields, by laughing, dancing, sitting, kneeling, standing. Prayer isn’t about trying to get God to do stuff for us, but about making time to be with God – find your own way to pray, and ask others how they pray!
Comments
I always have music on in the car. Its either secular or (good - yes it does exist) Christian rock (only very occasionally do I have worship music on) but words from these songs can cause prayer. Obviously the Christian music would but I often find lines from the secular songs are either prayerful in themselves (if you use them with that intention) or bring to mind something to be prayerful about.
Someone once said to me that she has had some of the most emotional times with God whilst driving, being alone and free to think, pray, listen, sing and I can really see why.
Some prayer is full of angst and fear, but a lot of it is full of thanks as well, so I don't suppose He minds too much!
It was nice to hear from you, Alastair...and I'm so glad you're blogging more now. I've missed you!