Comments on: Jesus on Prayer, Part 5 http://christchurchfw.org/2010/01/jesus-on-prayer-part-5/ a network of Missional Communities seeking to join with God in the renewal of all things Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:59:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: clara rothenbush http://christchurchfw.org/2010/01/jesus-on-prayer-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-225 clara rothenbush Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:51:05 +0000 http://christchurchfw.org/?p=855#comment-225 I love Graham Cooke... so I'll hunt up a copy of that book! Thanks! I love Graham Cooke… so I’ll hunt up a copy of that book! Thanks!

]]> By: Ben http://christchurchfw.org/2010/01/jesus-on-prayer-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Ben Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:53:50 +0000 http://christchurchfw.org/?p=855#comment-224 I hear you, Clara! I think one of the rhythms of prayer that is learned over time is a back-and-forth kind of listening and speaking that happens. I often begin praying for those I'm concerned about with simply my knowledge of the situation, what I want God to do, etc... but as I enter into prayer and take time to listen to God, I oftentimes gain insight or new kinds of requests to pray. One book that has greatly helped me understand this dynamic is Graham Cooke's little booklet <i>Crafted Prayer</i>. Other times I will use the Lord's prayer as a guiding prayer. I pray each clause of the prayer and then pause and pray the main ideas of that clause into the situation or person I am holding before the Lord. just a couple suggestions. I am definitely learning, too! I oftentimes feel incredibly "out of shape" when I read about Jesus praying all night! I hear you, Clara! I think one of the rhythms of prayer that is learned over time is a back-and-forth kind of listening and speaking that happens. I often begin praying for those I’m concerned about with simply my knowledge of the situation, what I want God to do, etc… but as I enter into prayer and take time to listen to God, I oftentimes gain insight or new kinds of requests to pray.

One book that has greatly helped me understand this dynamic is Graham Cooke’s little booklet Crafted Prayer.

Other times I will use the Lord’s prayer as a guiding prayer. I pray each clause of the prayer and then pause and pray the main ideas of that clause into the situation or person I am holding before the Lord. just a couple suggestions.

I am definitely learning, too! I oftentimes feel incredibly “out of shape” when I read about Jesus praying all night!

]]> By: clara rothenbush http://christchurchfw.org/2010/01/jesus-on-prayer-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-223 clara rothenbush Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:15:40 +0000 http://christchurchfw.org/?p=855#comment-223 I have trouble praying for long hours at a time about something I'm concerned about...like a sick friend or relative. There are just so many sentences I can think of to praise him and then to ask for healing for my friend, for example. How do you guys pray for so long? What do you say, specifically, that can make prayers last for hours... or even all night? I just can't think of wht to say after awhile. I have trouble praying for long hours at a time about something I’m concerned about…like a sick friend or relative. There are just so many sentences I can think of to praise him and then to ask for healing for my friend, for example. How do you guys pray for so long? What do you say, specifically, that can make prayers last for hours… or even all night? I just can’t think of wht to say after awhile.

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