It’s been a good challenge for me to sit down and consciously think about how I pray. I certainly didn’t intend for the series to last so long! I hope that some of my insight, experiential knowledge, or simple steps have helped you and lifted some of the mystery of prayer.
In conclusion, I just wanted [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Holy Spirit’
Série de Prière: In Conclusion
Posted in Prayer Room Life, Theology, tagged experiential, Holy Spirit, insight, Jason Upton, knowledge, learning, mistakes, mystery, prayer, prayer series, steps, teacher on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Série de Prière: Communion
Posted in Life, Prayer Room Life, Theology, tagged abiding, breathings, brother Lawrence, busyness, communing, communion, distraction, divine, Eucharist, Henri Nouwen, Holy Spirit, internal, Jesus, John, Luke, peace, prayer, prayer series, sin, unceasing, worship on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“God [is] Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:24
What is it?
I’m not here to talk about the Eucharist, though that’s a good form of communion too. The word “communion” simply means sharing something in intimate fellowship/friendship. The kind of communion I am talking about is the internal relationship [...]
A Near God
Posted in Theology, tagged Holy Spirit, prayer on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What if there was a way for you to feel compassion in your heart towards something and the God of heaven heard it like a prayer? What if we, like the Spirit, make intercession “with groanings which cannot be uttered” (Rom. 8:26)? If it is true that God hears the cry of my heart which [...]
Softness, Part 2
Posted in Theology, tagged Contemplative Prayer, Holy Spirit on September 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In continuation of my previous thought, I realized that this has much to do with communing with the Holy Spirit. I best heard this described in the following quote:
“There is a way of ordering our mental life on more than one level at once. On one level we may be thinking, discussing, seeing, calculating, meeting [...]
Softness
Posted in Theology, tagged Contemplative Prayer, Holy Spirit on September 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I recently switched to the NightWatch at my prayer room to help Juan (a leader of our House) with our first Fire in the Night internship. I am loving it…especially my tripled personal time in the prayer room.
The other night as I drove home and the sky was tinged blue in preparation for the sunrise, [...]
