Spirituality
Intercession
Intercession is a great and necessary part of Christian Devotion. The first followers of Christ seem to support all their love, and to maintain all their intercourse and correspondence, by mutual prayers for one another. This was the ancient friendship of Christians, uniting and cementing their hearts. A frequent intercession with God, earnestly beseeching him […]
Thanksgiving Prayer
(~) Thanksgiving Prayer We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with water. We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines for the cure of our diseases. We return thanks to the moon and stars, which have given to us […]
Confident Praying
From an Australian pastor-friend: For many people, praying seems like a cosmic lottery ticket, maybe helpful, but you can’t be too sure. And nobody’s life should be so constantly drastic that praying should become a habit! But God did not have random rescues in mind when he designed prayer. He invented it so we could […]
An Introduction To Christian Meditation
A brief theological foundation: Humans are made in the image of God who is Trinity – Father*, Son and Holy Spirit, eternally one in love and relationship. Humans are therefore made for relationship and love, not only with each other but supremely with God. Many come to realise that this is the deepest desire within […]
Spiritual Direction
An explanation of SPIRITUAL DIRECTION Barry, W & Connolly, W: The Practice of Spiritual Direction, (Seabury, NY) 1982 pp.4-5 – What SPIRITUAL DIRECTION is not: a.. asking the person for more information and trying to help them understand the causes of their malaise b.. sympathetic listening and offering of encouragement c.. helping a person see […]
Open to God’s Spirit
Gracious God, sometimes Your presence is like a gentle, nurturing breath, the gentle touch of a loving spirit. Sometimes it is like a raging storm that crashes against our most sacred feelings and beliefs, attacking what we hold dear, and challenging us to change. We wonder which it will be as we explore the Bible, […]
An Honest Prayer
[Wally Kaspars, from LUMPEN vol 5, Nos. 8/9] Dear Lord, love me today and forever, bless my soul and conscience daily, agree with all of my decisions, punish my enemies until I am satisfied, give me huge amounts of money, promise to help me always win, look the other way when I cheat, justify my […]
The Lord’s Prayer
How many of you lost sleep watching the Olympic Games this past week? Rarely do the ‘tribes and nations of the world’ become so preoccupied with themselves as much as during this once-each-four-year happening. Communicating across languages was a problem sometimes (as when an Australian baseball coach tried to tell a non-English-speaking judge that the […]
A Meditation For Peace
Ensure that you have a few moments in which to fully enjoy communing with God. Settle back in your chair, and relax. Place your feet together on the floor, and sit as if a string were holding your head upwards to the sky. Close your eyes and allow your mind to quieten. If thoughts intrude, […]
Diary of Private Prayer (John Baillie)
“To Thy care, O God, I commend my soul” an essay on A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie Pr ©cis: Contains thirty-one morning and evening prayers, plus a Sunday morning and evening prayer. Subjects range from personal confession, holiness, and growth to concern for family, neighbors, missions, and the world. Though in many ways […]
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