It was the most serious work of their most productive years. All who have walked with God have viewed prayer as the main business of their lives.įor those explorers in the frontiers of faith, prayer was no little habit tacked on to the periphery of their lives it was their lives. Meditation opens the door to this way of living. The life that pleases God is not a set of religious duties it is to hear His voice and obey His word. This comes right to the heart of our faith. Meditation is listening, sensing, heeding the life and light of Christ. The purpose of meditation is to enable us to hear God more clearly.

Our humanity is no longer denied, but transformed.”Ĭelebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth In acts of mutual confession we release the power that heals. The fear and pride that cling to us like barnacles cling to others also. Therefore, we hide ourselves from one another and live in veiled lies and hypocrisy.īut if we know that the people of God are first a fellowship of sinners, we are freed to hear the unconditional call of God's love and to confess our needs openly before our brothers and sisters. We imagine that we are the only ones who have not stepped onto the high road to heaven.

We cannot bear to reveal our failures and shortcomings to others. We feel that everyone else has advanced so far into holiness that we are isolated and alone in our sin. “Confession is a difficult Discipline for us because we all too often view the believing community as a fellowship of saints before we see it as a fellowship of sinners.

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