by Samuel Rahberg
This reflection follows an adult forum on Sunday March 13th, 2016, with the fine people of Christ Church Lutheran in South Minneapolis. It is re-posted here with permission of the author from his personal blog at www.samuelrahberg.com.
From biblical times through the modern day, Christians have asserted that the practice of prayer is essential to the life of discipleship. Unfortunately, prayer can also become a source of shame and inadequacy. Who among us doesn’t feel that our prayer life isn’t what it should be?
Take this week, for example, as I found it particularly difficult to pray. I was having trouble quieting down, I couldn’t focus well on what I was reading, and even my journaling felt a bit too forced. After a couple mornings of this, I realized that my attempts to try harder were only making matters worse. We all experience something like this from time to time.
Take this week, for example, as I found it particularly difficult to pray. I was having trouble quieting down, I couldn’t focus well on what I was reading, and even my journaling felt a bit too forced. After a couple mornings of this, I realized that my attempts to try harder were only making matters worse. We all experience something like this from time to time.
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