?Merton once remarked that the Church and the world do not need people to talk about prayer, think about prayer or write about prayer nearly as much as they need people to pray. Until we go to pray there is no prayer. And when we go to pray we confront our poverty and our helplessness. […]
The “Hallowed Be” of Life and Leadership
Hallowed be Thy name in Industry: God be in my hands and in my making. Holy, Holy, Holy; Lord God of Hosts; Heaven and earth are full of Thy Glory. The above is one from a set of prayer panels preserved from the 14th century cathedral ruins of St. Michael in Coventry, England. Each prayer […]
Being Present in Every Activity…Even Worship
Brother Lawrence (of the Resurrection) was a 17th?century Carmelite lay brother in Paris. He is best known for his ?practicing of God?s presence.? Below is one of his wise counsels: ?During our work and other activities, even during our reading and writing, no matter how spiritual?and, I emphasize, even during our religious exercises and vocal […]
How Can My Prayer Life Be Deepened?
?Among the important lessons that the spiritual giants can teach us, and on which they have striking agreement, is that we are not likely to experience reality in prayer unless we practice a great deal of silent waiting. Far from prayer being a matter of words, it is often, at its best, freedom from words, […]
Do I Pray Like God Knows My Needs?
Many Words Jesus famously, in his sermon on the mount, offers some simple counsel about prayer just before giving his first followers the model prayer we?ve come to call The Lord?s Prayer: ?And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. […]
Prayer: Contemplative Intercession
I?ve written in other posts about my liturgy of morning prayer (Resource for a Rhythm of Prayer for example). Some have asked me to share about how I arrange the way I pray for others. There are a lot of people in my family and in my ministry who matter to me and for whom […]
How is Jesus Praying for You?
?My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have […]
