Jesus instructed:
“When you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door,
and pray to God, which is unseen.”
Matthew 6:6
Some Ideas to Contemplate:
- In this wisdom from the “Sermon on the Mount” by the Gospel Writer called Matthew, Jesus teaches that prayer is a personal process, a divine, private connection with God. Also, Jesus reminds us not to seek God (Higher Power, Supreme Divine Energy, Great Spirit, etc.) outside ourselves. Rather, Jesus suggests that we turn within to experience God’s essence, access our divinity, and attune to our intuition, our still, small voice of wisdom (God’s voice).
- Prayer’s true purpose is never to get God to “do” something, but to keep us in contact with God, maintaining the consciousness (mindset) that God is our limitless source and sustenance, infinitely compassionate and unconditionally loving. As part of our spiritual practice, prayer can soothe us, such as when we realize that some things are beyond our control, or liberate us from struggles, so we gain clarity about our opportunities and choices.
- When we pray affirmatively, without begging or beseeching, we give ourselves grace and lovingkindness to see, hear, know, and understand our own journey. Perhaps the ultimate prayer is affirming, as Jesus did in John 14:10, “I do not speak on my own authority. God that lives within me does the work.” With this awareness, we can acknowledge humbly, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we do nothing on our own. Spirit within us does the work. So we pray to attune ourselves with God and let our steps be God-guided, just as Jesus did.
Practices for the Week:
- Remember: You are a spiritual being with a radiant soul, living in a sacred body temple, having human experiences.
- Reflect on your prayers, noticing what your still, small voice says.
- Illustrate, journal, and/or record what you hear.
- Then discern how you will follow your inner wisdom and guidance.
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