Prayer mirrors the gospel.
Thursday, June 18, 2009

“The gospel, God’s free gift of grace in Jesus, only works when we realize we don’t have it all together. The same is true for prayer. The very thing we are allergic to—our helplessness—is what makes prayer work. It works because are helpless. We can’t do life on our own.

Prayer mirrors the gospel. In the gospel, the Father takes us as we are because of Jesus and gives us his gift of salvation. In prayer, the Father receives us as we are because of Jesus and gives us his gift of help. We look at the inadequacy of our praying and give up, thinking something is wrong with us. God looks as the adequacy of his Son and delights in our sloppy, meandering prayers.”

—Paul Miller, A Praying Life (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress 2009), 55

Posted by yipeng 5:58 PM

3 comments:

At June 19, 2009 12:40 PM Elvin said...

I see that you got this book too :)

 

At June 19, 2009 1:10 PM yipeng said...

No, I read it as a quote.

I actually have not had time to read. Still reading "The Hole in the Gospel" and "The Crescent through the Eyes of the Cross" (Which You have already reviewed).

Probably because I am reading too way too many books at once... I am also reading Bevere's Drawing Near, Guinness's The Call, and Frederick Brooks's Mythical Man Month >.<

 

At June 22, 2009 4:11 PM Robin said...

Prayer does mirror the gospel. Tonight, at the seniors service, I was asked to lead in prayer not once but three times. I was not prepared like I desire to be, I was helpless, with no words. As I closed my eyes, trusting the Holy Spirit to lead providing the words the miracle took place...God inspired my heart and mind leading me concerning what to pray...amazing gift prayer is.

 

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