I am a wanderer. I would say that I am a seeker, but sometimes I have no idea what I might be seeking, so I will stick with wanderer. This blog is more a public journal than anything. I don't claim to have life figured out. I simply stumble from mystery to mystery, and share my reflections along the way. Sometimes I feel burdened, and trudge. Sometimes? Well sometimes grace breaks through, and its time to dance.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
More on Prayer
Unfortunately, in the West, prayer had become something
functional;
something you did to achieve a desired effect—which too
often puts the
ego back in charge. As soon as you make prayer a way to
get what you
want, you’re not moving into any kind of new state of
consciousness.
It’s the same old consciousness, but now well disguised:
“How can I
get God to do what I want God to do?” It’s the egocentric
self
deciding what it needs, but now, instead of just
manipulating everybody
else, it tries to manipulate God. Richard Rohr
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Good morning Lord
It’s a big day
The site visit ends, I have clients,
I need to work on a project
Oh, yes, and I have a few people I am concerned about….
And there are things I want you to “touch” in my life….
So……
Here’s the deal……
Wait!
What am I doing?
OK, God
Let’s just sit here for a while
And hold hands
then let's talk
you
first
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