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The Gift of Contemplative Prayer #1

I’m reading through Richard Rohr’s book on contemplative prayer Everything Belongs.  In chapter one Rohr lays out his thesis: “We are a circumference people, with little access to the center.  We live on the boundaries of our own lives…confusing edges with essence, too quickly claiming the superficial as substance.” (13).  Rohr believes that for too many of us, life is primarily defined by and described by actitivies and issues that are not at the real core of life.  Read More »The Gift of Contemplative Prayer #1

Learning to Pray from Jesus #5

Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States have spent months trying to persuade Iran to suspend their uranium enrichment and reprocessing. These six nations do not want Iran to become a nuclear power. The negotiations have been going on for months. Imagine, if just before these talks had started, we read in the morning paper: “Diplomats From Six Nations Gather for Prayer.” Imagine the article shared how the senior diplomats of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States wanted to prevent Iran from going nuclear. But their first step was going to be prayer. For a month they would gather and pray.Read More »Learning to Pray from Jesus #5

The Red Prayer of Glory (John 17:1-26)

Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States have spent months trying to persuade Iran to suspend their uranium enrichment and reprocessing. These six nations do not want Iran to become a nuclear power. The negotiations have been going on for months. Imagine, if just before these talks had started, we read in the morning paper: “Diplomats From Six Nations Gather for Prayer.” Imagine the article shared how the senior diplomats of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States wanted to prevent Iran from going nuclear. But their first step was going to be prayer. For a month they would gather and pray.Read More »The Red Prayer of Glory (John 17:1-26)