In chapter 3 of his book Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster focuses on the Spiritual Discipline of Prayer.
Prayer catapults us into the frontier of the spiritual life. It is original research in unexplored territory…. Real prayer is life creating and life changing….. To pray is to change. Prayer is the central avenue God uses to transform us….. In prayer, real prayer, we begin to think God’s thoughts after God; to desire the things God desires, to love the things God loves. Progressively we are taught to see things from God’s point of view…
All who have walked with God have viewed prayers as the main business of their lives. The words of Mark, ‘And in the morning, a great while before day, Jesus went out to a lonely place, and there He prayed,’ stands as a commentary on the life-stye of Jesus. (Mark 1:35)
Spend a few minutes today in silence, asking God to speak. Picture God’s love in your daily encounters. What is God saying today? What will God say tomorrow?
Prayer
Lord, let me open myself to your leading. Speak, for I’m eager to listen. Amen.