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We’re moving toward Holy Week and the end of Lent. This has been, perhaps, the most seriously I’ve taken this season. I’ve struggled along a path toward keeping the diving hours (keeping some regular and frequent appointments with God every day).
God has really met me in my clumsy efforts.
I find that the simplest things – a walk to the market, a quiet corner in my classroom at the beginning, middle and end of the school-day – can become really, really holy. Even the lamest attempts at prayer can lead to real fellowship with the Lord, if you do it with a sincere heart and a desire to meet more faithfully with Him.
Pray for me as I continue to struggle for consistency. I’m not where I wanna be yet. I hope I always say that, no matter what. I hope I never say, “I have arrived.” If I do, I’ll be back to square one.
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Feeling much the same myself this Lent. I’ve been praying a paraphrase of the Lord’s Prayer regularly over the last couple weeks. The phrasing is inspired by Dallas Willard, though I’ve been adding my own touches. As simple as that is and as rarely as I have actually made it to the end (what with kids and sleep and all the other distractions), I’ve found a greater sense of God’s presence in the other moments of the day… particularly in the spontaneous times of prayer that are occurring more frequently and more naturally.
Comment by Bald Man March 8, 2008 @ 11:12 amChristian walk is a life time struggle.
Comment by Aunt Jane March 9, 2008 @ 3:04 pm