This past week things have been going good and all, but missing a bit of home. Its around the holidays and what do you expect? I knew that this would happen, but you move on.
Yesterday at the night service that I attend the Vicar talked about the position of prayer. It has made me think about what I do in my life to pray. Do I stand still, am I walking or am I taking the time to kneel and not move and just PRAY??? He went to the Bible verse Ephesians 3: 14-21 A Prayer for the Ephesians: For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his hole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in you inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge- that you may be filled it the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more then all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen
The Vicar talked about the position you are in when you pray. It has made me think about the position that I am in when I pray, the position that I am to do his work and the position that I am in to give everything to Him.
When Frog (the vicar) talked about the position of prayer he talked about the fact that we are unable to move and that we are just focused on what we are doing at that moment. That this time is just with God and no one else. Latter in the service he had us all kneel as we prayed. When he first said this I thought about my knees and that they had been hearting from a few nights ago when I went ice scatting in Hyde Park. After that initial thought I thought more and more about what time do I just give to God and how do I show him with my body that this is his time? As this thought has encouraged me to practice this simple step the past few days that this position is for him and not for anyone else. When I am out walking to school, it is his time, but is all of it his time....no. That's why I just need time with him and no one else. We all need that time! Time to talk, ask for forgiveness and just give everything that I am to him!
"To be a Christian is much deeper an wider then we can imagine. Our roots are established in love, and the knowledge of the love of God." Just give this statement a bit of thought .........................................................................................................................! It is a powerful one and to think that this is unmeasurable and that the Love that is given to us and that we give back, you can not think that your love is worth more then any others. That you have more to offer then the person that is next to you when you eat lunch. It is love and everyone has it, you can not see it, you can show it and teach others to love our God as he has done with us. It is one thing that no one can take away from you. You continue to grow in your faith with God and plant your roots deeper then what they are, to share the love of our GOD!!!!
