Let Us Pray
Dear Surrey Two, For our first Collective Household of the year we went back to the basics with a teaching on prayer. I'm sure we can all admit to having overlooked prayer more than once last year (and if not, major props to you). We've put off prayer out of laziness, busyness, tiredness and more. One day I stumbled across this quote on Facebook: Despite our busy schedules we usually find time for TV, Facebook, waiting in line for coffee… and sin. So from now on, don’t say, “I don’t have time to pray.” Be honest and say, “I don’t have the love to pray.” (Matt Fradd) What a slap in the face. The Lord was calling me out. Unfortunately, I can't say my prayer life was at the top of it's game last year. Sometimes my prayers were so structured that I didn't even have to think about them to say them, thus letting my mind think of other things. I'd pray by heart without heart. Other times when I did pray, I found myself laying in silence; not in the peace...