tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post8264782483893166391..comments2024-03-12T19:34:23.734-04:00Comments on Everyday with dan...: Listening prayerdanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088260285661911833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-73299252181472732622010-09-15T06:49:20.496-04:002010-09-15T06:49:20.496-04:00Jim,
Great question to add. Thanks. Btw, I have no...Jim,<br />Great question to add. Thanks. Btw, I have not eaten that book, but have always wanted to.<br /><br />Jah,<br />agreed.danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088260285661911833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-78588571434411652322010-09-14T21:15:43.918-04:002010-09-14T21:15:43.918-04:00The first question alone is a great one. So many t...The first question alone is a great one. So many times we try to figure out who we are based on an entirely different set of criteria that God uses to say who we are. We need to listen for that answer.JAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158413163116547799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-87160207763964920782010-09-14T13:07:45.485-04:002010-09-14T13:07:45.485-04:00I am currently reading Eugene Peterson's "...I am currently reading Eugene Peterson's "Eat This Book" (I believe you've read it, yes?) Anyway, the other night the following really, really struck me, and has already started changing the way I pray (emphasis mine):<br /><br />"Spiritual theology, using Scripture as text, does not present us with a moral code and tell us 'Live up to this'; nor does it set out a system of doctrine and say, 'Think like this and you will live well.' The biblical way is to tell a story and in the telling invite: 'Live <i>into</i> this - this is what it looks like to be human in this God-made and God-ruled world; this is what is involved in becoming and maturing as a human being.' We do violence to the biblical revelation when we 'use' it for what we can get out of it or what we think will provide color and spice to our otherwise bland lives. That always results in a kind of 'decorator spirituality' - God as enhancement. Christians are not interested in that; we are after something far bigger. <b><i>When we submit our lives to what we read in Scripture, we find that we are not being led to see God in our stories but our stories in God's. God is the larger context and plot in which our stories find themselves.</i></b>"<br /><br />So, with that in mind, perhaps a good prayer would be along the lines of "How should I be living in <b><i>your</i></b> story right now, God?" Does that make sense? That is how I am trying to pray now.Jim Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634460171128306060noreply@blogger.com