DENNIS
Good Morning. This is Dennis Gossett for Central United Methodist Church. During our last time together, I talked about the importance of prayer. Hopefully, some of us have become more intentional. Have you ever noticed that some time prayer can be a wonderful experience when our minds are sharp and we are emotionally charged?
Then there are the other moments when our intellect is dull and our emotions are flat. That is when we want to beat ourselves up. We think that something must be wrong with us. Spiritual writer, Evelyn Underhill, recognized this very natural symptom and said this, “We are in a dangerous place, if the worth of our prayer life depends upon a constant high level of feeling or understanding.” But, she encourages us by saying, “Even when our hearts are cold and our minds are dim, prayer is still possible for us.”
In the bible, we are told that many people, whose minds were dim by pagan worship, were enlightened by the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ through the preaching of Paul. See, the power of prayer does not depend upon how you and I are feeling. I invite you to come and be a part of our praying community here at Central. God bless.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment