The Meditation

The Meditation

Prayer brings me into contact with God!  What a glorious thought that I can come to God, talk with God, and experience His power in my life.  Why I have not given more time and thought to this experience, I will never be able to explain.  Think – God loves me and offers Himself to me in fellowship.

O Christ, as you stand in our midst, your presence reminds me of the great amount of time you gave to prayer when you were among us in the flesh.  When I recall how you spent all night in prayer, how you prayed before every decision, how you depended constantly upon prayer – how ashamed I feel.  One so strong depending entirely upon prayer, and I so weak seldom praying.  As Your early followers asked, Lord, teach me to pray.”

Your presence has been very real to me in times of distress, in sickness, in the midst of tragedy, in times of helplessness.  In these experiences prayer was especially meaningful, but I long to know the way of prayer as a daily way of life.  As I wait before you, let me see what this way of life can really mean on a day to day basis.

In this awareness of your presence the thrilling adventure of knowing you grips my mind.  What is there to know about life lived in your Presence?  How can I relate this experience of your presence to daily problems and frustrations?  How glorious is the thought of even trying!  It is good to know that others in this group feel the same way that I do.  Thank you for bring me together with others who feel a kindred hunger.

As I keep exploring the treasure of a box that was in my attic, I came across a meditation we used in Lay Renewals many years ago.  I believe it has a message for a time like this, for anytime.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice