You gotta love Pinterest - there's so much there to explore - interesting things to see/do - so yesterday I pinned something about how to have meaningful quiet time for busy people. It was ok but not really what I needed. However, there was a link there for "Lectio Divina" - after going to the webpage, I realized it was exactly what I needed. A way to pray for a person uncomfortable with prayer. Depression for so much of my life kind of spoiled prayer for me - the cynical thoughts that "God's going to do what He wants anyway... why bother"? spoiled it for me.
So here's a way to pray that can't be rejected, because it's the Father's own words that I'll be using. Fittingly, the first scripture for my new journey was Luke 11:5-13... Persistence in prayer is what He wants, expects, and honors - (coincidence? I think not). The continual realization and verification that there are no coincidences goes far toward the continual "refreshing of my spirit". I know the next couple of years is going to be unbearable, unless I have a storehouse of the Father's Word firmly entrenched in my mind. As to remembering what I've read, that's going to have to be in the Father's hands as well... I remember a time when all I had to do was mentally ask, "What's the answer?" and the proper scripture would pop into my mind. I miss those times. I miss the intimacy that was there... I pray it will come back. There was a self righteousness and distinct lack of humility that went with the gift back then. I pray also if He should so gift me again, I'll be more careful. More aware. More thankful of how precious that gift is.
So comes to me the most basic, true and always acceptable prayer - again scripture - "God, have mercy on me, a sinner..." All the other things I long for and all the other things I need are encompassed in that short but profound sentence.... His mercy is sufficient -
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