This is a space where we can compile our reflections from this prayer and fasting day. What struck you—a Bible verse? a song? poem? picture? a sense? an idea? Feel free to post in the comments below so others can see.
If there are things that you found helpful or resources you’d appreciate, post those too. Let’s support one another in this practice.
5 responses to “25 Sept & 19 Oct REFLECTIONS”
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1pm prayers – reflections on Psalm 23:
– The Lord leads, he doesn’t drag us. He allows us to go at our own pace.
– He is with us no matter what type of condition our ‘waters’ are in (not always still!)
– We are not visitors but ‘dwellers’ with the Lord FOREVER!(There were a couple more but I missed writing them down – sorry. Please post below)
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Arthur S: Devotional was focused on the Exodus passage when the people complained at not having food in the desert and God provides.
Kevin commented how this is a good reflection of us facing idols – it’s easy to want to go back to what we’ve know but do we trust God enough that he will provide a way forward to new life?
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Dorothy V: V3 of this hymn reminds us all hangs on loving Jesus more than anything else, than the power of our idols will fall away.
1 Jesus calls us o’er the tumult
of our life’s wild, restless sea;
day by day His sweet voice soundeth,
saying, “Christian, follow me.”2 Jesus calls us from the worship
of the vain world’s golden store,
from each idol that would keep us,
saying, “Christian, love me more.”3 In our joys and in our sorrows,
days of toil and hours of ease,
still He calls, in cares and pleasures,
“Christian, love me more than these.”4 Jesus calls us- by Thy mercies,
Savior, may we hear Thy call;
give our hearts to Thine obedience,
serve and love Thee best of all. -
Having struggled to focus on prayer, I was struck by the knowledge that although Jesus spoke the words of what we call ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ to teach his disciples to pray, He himself also prayed in this way. He wanted to glorify God’s name, he knew what it was to be tempted, he struggled to do God’s will in the garden and he had to forgive those who killed him. All to bring about God’s kingdom, that we might be called his brothers and sisters as it says in Hebrews 2.
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Lectio 365 recently asked us to meditate on the passage given to us for today. They highlighted 2 things I felt I should share:
1. This prayer doesn’t focus on what we should pray for but how we pray.
2. They went into write: “Lord teach us to pray.” What a radical request. To honour the Father. To seek the kingdom – justice, mission, beauty, the work of the Spirit. To live with open hands and not hoard. To release and forgive those who hurt and break me, and to deny myself when inflamed with selfish desire. “Teach me to pray” might just be one of the most dangerous requests ever made to Jesus.
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