Prayer has been, “reverently”, described as wasting time with God…I like to think of it as a “blessed” waste of time. Our Scripture this weekend offers us an opportunity to think about “prayer”…to think about our relationship with God. Jesus calls us “to pray always without becoming weary.” Some folks are a bit hesitant to talk about their prayer life…some think you need a degree in theology to talk about prayer. But I beg to differ…some of the most profound insights I ever heard about prayer and God’s action in our lives didn’t come from theologians or professional religious, they have come from ordinary people… folks in the trenches of life who at times have found themselves lost in a dark wood…only to encounter a light in the midst of the darkness. I have learned far more from people like you about prayer than from all the books I’ve read and the courses I’ve taken…and as well, I’ve learned from my own journey with God.
One thing I have come to believe is that God desperately desires us to engage with Him/Her. God loves us deeply and passionately, just the way we are, and desires us for we are “God’s beloved”! And because we are God’s beloved, God wants to communicate to us, to commune with us… and this we call prayer. Prayer happens when we are willing to open our hearts and my minds to God’s presence…right in the midst of the ordinariness of our daily lives. God seeks us out but we have to stop running…we need to sit down and just “waste time” with God.
How much time have I “wasted” with God lately? What could I do to deepen my prayer life? How does God most often speak to me…through Eucharist, music, nature, a loving relationship, caring for others, sitting in the silence? Can I schedule
just 5 to 10 minutes, 3 or more times a day into my busy life to “waste time” with God?
God’s Blessings,
Fr. Tim
One thing I have come to believe is that God desperately desires us to engage with Him/Her. God loves us deeply and passionately, just the way we are, and desires us for we are “God’s beloved”! And because we are God’s beloved, God wants to communicate to us, to commune with us… and this we call prayer. Prayer happens when we are willing to open our hearts and my minds to God’s presence…right in the midst of the ordinariness of our daily lives. God seeks us out but we have to stop running…we need to sit down and just “waste time” with God.
How much time have I “wasted” with God lately? What could I do to deepen my prayer life? How does God most often speak to me…through Eucharist, music, nature, a loving relationship, caring for others, sitting in the silence? Can I schedule
just 5 to 10 minutes, 3 or more times a day into my busy life to “waste time” with God?
God’s Blessings,
Fr. Tim
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