Sunday, December 14, 2008

Prayer

I just began Richard J. Foster's book Prayer. I am very excited to read this because prayer is probably the spiritual discipline I most need to adopt in my life right now. In the intro to this book, Foster has a few quotes I like and wanted to share:

For too long we have been in a far country: a country of noise and hurry and crowds, a country of climb and push and shove, a country of frustration and fear and intimidation. And he welcomes us home: home to serenity and peace and joy, home to friendship and fellowship and openness, home to intimacy and acceptance and affirmation.

Real prayer comes not from gritting out teeth, but from falling in love.