Me: Howdy Prodigal!
Prodigal: I just finished praying.
Me: I was going to talk about praying.
This is from the book Reaching for the Invisible God by Philip Yancey
His tradition had taught him, though, that you do not approach the Other as you would approach your own kind. The ritual helped him move from a spirit of urgency and immediacy-the demands of the prison ministry–to a place of calm whose rhythms were the rhythms of eternity.
Where can we go to escape? Do we go to Aruba? Do we go to Jamaica? Do we go to Fiji? The best place to go is to find a place where you can meet God. This place is just for you and God. The best thing about it, is that it can be anywhere. It can be a chair, a rug, an office. It can be in your car, in the bathroom or on your porch. It can be in the morning or at night. We can’t avoid urgency and stress in this world at times but God does offer us a break.
Jude 1:24-25
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
