April 9, 2008
“Experiment With Prayer”
Dear Friend,
This is our spring Week of Prayer. People have gathered every morning at 6:00 a.m. and every evening at 6:00 p.m. to encourage each other and enrich our church through prayer.
Sometimes people share with me their discomfort with praying in a group. If this discomfort stops you from participating in our prayer week, you miss the blessing of divine grace mediated to your soul.
I suggest three approaches to prayer which do not require you to structure a vocal prayer.
- Listen to, agree and affirm the prayers of others.
- Quiet waiting: This type of prayer is sitting silently in the presence of the Lord, waiting and hoping for His blessing: “Wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I hope.” Psalm 130:5
- Silent prayer: Sit with a group of other people and “think” your prayers to God.
I encourage you to experiment with prayer. I believe your life will be enriched and your awareness of the goodness of God will increase. I am also amazed at how encouraging it is to listen to other good people pray.
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Dr. Dave Collings
Lead Pastor
Christ Church
