Monday, October 16, 2006

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A day I am looking forward toward...

2:11 PM    3 comments

Last week was a busy week and as I go through my planning for the week, I still have a lot on my plate. But I can't think of a week in ministry that hasn't been busy and challenging. But this Wednesday, I am taking a day of prayer. And I am definitely looking forward to it. I need it. My soul needs it. About every other month, I take a full day of prayer. It never comes at a convenient time. But of course prayer never does. But this is my opportunity to choose a "Mary" and not a "Martha", and as Jesus said, it is a better choice.

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It is certainly more valuable to sit at Jesus' feet, but I think Martha get s a bad rap. Do you think that Martha's behavior was ALL bad? I think she was doing right to serve Jesus, but her mistake was in berating her sister (Mary) for being different in her approach to that service from Martha. I read that somehwre recently, but I can't place the reference right now.

I do hope your day of prayer goes well for you. We need our pastor's to pray and serve the church community with what oftentimes we cannot do. I find myself oft jealous of the ability of pastor's to spend so much time at the feet of Jesus. Maybe I should take a Saturday, and do as you have done.

Any suggestions for how to spend a day in prayer? I hear about it happening, but don't really know how to go about it. Blessings on your Wednesday.

John,

For me it is all about balance. So much of my calling there is Martha - doing to the work that God has called me. I have to fight and guard time in communion with the Lord because the temptation is being busy for God, instead of doing business with God.

How I spend a day in prayer is that I mix it up. I read some, Bible and a book that points me to the Scripture. I use my reading as a springboard for my prayer. I journal, writing thoughts and prayers. I take walks and pray. I bring my MP3 player, listen to music and pray and praise. I have a short attention span, I need to mix it up, be creative and have the freedom to speak and commune with him in a variety of ways. That is how I do it, and surprisingly the time is always enjoyable and goes by faster than I ever imagined. I used to think praying for day would mean a long, boring day - but God has showed up, even with my lack of faith, and they have been rich times.

Thanks for the suggestions. I always thought the same, that I'd end up asleep an hour after I started praying.

I like your word "balance" I think that was what I was trying to describe in my MAry/MArtha comments. Thanks for the insight.

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