Today we switch books from "BIBLE: Pilgrimage Travel Guide" to "PRAYER: Heart of the Pilgrimage", and I have a feeling this section will turn our prayer lives upside down in the same manner that the other book affected our approach to scripture. Believe it or not, we actually started changing our approach to prayer in class yesterday as we prayed out loud for each other as individuals.
I re-wrote Psalm 18:1-2. Here is my version...
I love you, O LORD, my strong guide.
My God is my guide, leading me through dark forests, showing me where to cross swift waters, teaching me what to eat and what to leave unpicked, showing me where to rest and when to run, and guiding me to the wonders of His universe.
Our first surprise is we can pray while doing something. We are to spend 10 minutes today in prayer, by celebrating God's presence in our lives some way that the spirit moves us. I'll pray for 30 minutes today on the rowing machine... no TV, meditative music on my iPod, trying to zone into God while I do my morning workout.
I think it's going to be a fun journey...
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