One day Jesus was praying in a lonely place.
I can't get past this verse. It's enough for me.
The verse does not say:
One day Jesus thought about praying.
It
doesn't read:
One day Jesus desired to pray, but didn't have time for it.
It's
not:
One day Jesus read a book about praying.
Nor does it say…
One day Jesus said "I believe in the power of prayer."
It
does say:
One day Jesus was praying.
One day Jesus was actually doing it.
One day Jesus was engaged in
praying.
One day Jesus, my Lord,
my exemplar,
my mentor,
was spending considerable time talking
with God.
One of his followers saw him doing this. This follower was so impressed that he
wanted to do what Jesus was doing. Which was: communicating with the Maker of
Heaven and Earth.
When Jesus finished dialoguing with God, the follower who desired to do the
same said to Jesus, "Mentor, teach us to do what you just did."
A disciple of Jesus prays like Jesus prayed.
I bless you with a deep, powerful praying life that, more and more, emulates that of our Lord Jesus!
John Piippo
johnpiippo@msn.com
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Most of
what I have to say about praying is in my book Praying: Reflections on 40 Years of Solitary Conversations
with God.
