Day 1

In my distress I called to the Lord;
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.
– Psalm 18:6

 

“Praying is spiritual work; and human nature does not like taxing, spiritual work. Human nature wants to sail to heaven under a favoring breeze, a full, smooth sea. Prayer is humbling work. It abases intellect and pride, crucifies vainglory, and signs our spiritual bankruptcy, and all these are hard for flesh and blood to bear. It is easier not to pray than to bear them. So we come to one of the crying evils of these times, maybe of all times — little or no praying. Of these two evils, perhaps little praying is worse than no praying. Little praying is a kind of make-believe, a salvo for the conscience, a farce and a delusion.” – E.M. Bounds
Let us pray:

God, some of us are so guilty of little praying. We allow the busyness of our lives and the busyness of our hearts to keep us entertained and distracted from conversing with You. Help us to find our voice with You. Help us to find our place with You. Help us to see You are the friend who sticks closer than a brother. You are the friend who is always willing to listen and to talk with us. Forgive us for ignoring You and not seeking You more often and more diligently.

May our continued prayer today be to seek You, to find You, and to know You. Amen.

 

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