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Archive: Another Way to Pray: Straight-Up Honesty (Part 2)
Coming to God in face of painful circumstances is a deep act of faith. Because these are heroic acts of spirituality… (and because we often need baby steps before heroic steps)
To be successful in these new practices, we need to develop the spiritual pattern of coming to God as honestly as we can during those times that are not as demanding. There is something in this simple first movement of prayer that takes us to the center of ourselves. When we become immersed in our own identity we become candidates for the experience of God. Continue reading
Archive: Another Way to Pray: Straight-Up Honesty (Part 1)
When we began the spiritual journey, many of us picked up some assumptions about prayer. Many find that “God-do-something” prayer grows empty after a while. Many people are not inclined to take ugly stuff before God. But to bring this stuff before God is a profoundly spiritual thing to do. But the first movement in prayer we’re talking about is to come to God honestly. Continue reading