SOM pp. 526
• Prayer is friendship with God. Friendship is not merely generalized in mood: every event is its occasion.
George Arthur Buttrick
“Prayer is to be simple, direct and receiving”. Prayer is to consciously enter into communion with the Divine in an inner language which is sincere, to the point and completely devoid of any desire to persuade, impress or control.
Spirit within knows us completely. Spirit within is unmoved by beautiful words which do not carry the weight of our conviction. Spirit within responds immediately when the words of our mouth reflect the truth of our being.
Why would we expect our prayers to bring forth joy, unless we entered into prayer with joy. Why would we expect our prayers to bring forth harmony, peace and power, unless we entered into prayer with harmony, peace and power.
At the center of successful prayer is a quiet sense of gratitude for the magnificence of life. Try it for one day. Simply say an inner thank you to everything and everyone. Let this be your prayer for just one day.
Today I let my thoughts be simple, direct and receiving. I express my relationship to Life in my innermost thought and I allow myself to remain open throughout this day to Spirit’s loving embrace. I affirm frequently that Spirit within me knows the way. I give thanks for my life and all that is in it.
Edward, I enjoyed the simplicity of your prayer explanation. Thank you is only prayer we ever need. Here are some samples I found:
ReplyDeleteThank you for the world so sweet. Thank you for the things we eat. Thank you for the birds that sing. Thank you, God, for everything.
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
-- Meister Eckhardt
Just a "thank you" is a mighty powerful prayer. Says it all.
-- Rosie Cash
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
-- Buddha
Thank you Edward, Sherrie Corbett
Edward, I enjoyed the simplicity of your prayer explanation. Thank you is only prayer we ever need. Here are some samples I found:
ReplyDeleteThank you for the world so sweet. Thank you for the things we eat. Thank you for the birds that sing. Thank you, God, for everything.
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
-- Meister Eckhardt
Just a "thank you" is a mighty powerful prayer. Says it all.
-- Rosie Cash
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
-- Buddha
Thank you Edward, Sherrie Corbett