Comments on: Analysing my Experience of Prayer over the Last 19 Years https://anitamathias.com/2015/12/19/analysing-my-experience-of-prayer-over-the-last-19-years/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Thu, 24 Dec 2015 00:08:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2015/12/19/analysing-my-experience-of-prayer-over-the-last-19-years/#comment-63521 Thu, 24 Dec 2015 00:08:56 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65607#comment-63521 In reply to Freda.

“Prayer is life itself”
You know Freda, as I grow older, I am realising that. I find myself lapsing into prayer when tired, puzzled, directionless, feeling foolish, or lost!

]]> By: Freda https://anitamathias.com/2015/12/19/analysing-my-experience-of-prayer-over-the-last-19-years/#comment-63520 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:02:21 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65607#comment-63520 Prayer: a joy, a delight, a sacrifice and an offering. . . . . . . but more than that – prayer is life itself. Blessings in your prayer adventures and thank you for sharing them with us.

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2015/12/19/analysing-my-experience-of-prayer-over-the-last-19-years/#comment-63519 Sun, 20 Dec 2015 17:50:53 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65607#comment-63519 In reply to Laurel.

Thanks. Yes, since Scripture is silent on how long (it was written in a less time-obsessed age) , I feel we need to discover, by trial and error, the amount of time we need to spend with God to have his life coursing through our spirits. And of course, God will call each of us to different spiritual disciplines according to the plans he has for our lives.

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2015/12/19/analysing-my-experience-of-prayer-over-the-last-19-years/#comment-63518 Sun, 20 Dec 2015 17:47:23 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65607#comment-63518 In reply to Lynda Alsford.

Thank you, Lynda, for sharing your practices. I should have added that being self-employed has helped me choose the particular path I have!
Happy Christmas!

]]> By: Laurel https://anitamathias.com/2015/12/19/analysing-my-experience-of-prayer-over-the-last-19-years/#comment-63517 Sun, 20 Dec 2015 12:45:45 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65607#comment-63517 Thank you for this thoughtful post. I like your timer idea + 1 minute for both exercise and prayer.

]]> By: Lynda Alsford https://anitamathias.com/2015/12/19/analysing-my-experience-of-prayer-over-the-last-19-years/#comment-63516 Sun, 20 Dec 2015 11:30:09 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65607#comment-63516 A beautiful post Anita. And encouraged in to me in my own life of prayer. On days when I am at work I can’t spend large amount of time in prayer in one go. But what I can do is have a few moments in between the busyness of work life to look at Jesus and remember who he is and say a quick prayer of gratitude. I have verses of scripture which I put on my desk in front of me so I can see them while I work. Seeing them help me to turn my mind to Jesus at regular intervals throughout the day. Thank you for sharing

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