Leroy Barber's Blog
Lifestyle of Prayer / 09.28.09, 09:49 PM
Dear Friends,
There is a God in heaven whose standards and power are far beyond my limited understanding and although he gives me freedom, he should be thanked and praised.
God, who exists outside of time, has a place of peace where He dwells and that place is what He would like each of us to experience. Some long for it to come and for His way and rule to take over our present conditions in the world.
We acknowledge our dependence on you, God, and request our daily sustenance. Recognizing that we depend on you for every moment, we ask that you supply our needs for the day.
Our hearts are constantly compromised as we live each day. We know that we disappoint you, God, on many occasions with our attitudes and deeds. As the giver and sustainer of all life, we ask your forgiveness and since we boldly ask for your forgiveness we are obligated to forgive others who offend us just as boldly and swiftly as we have received your forgiveness.
Lord, there are temptations around us every day as we walk the streets of our neighborhoods, as we head off to work, and as we relax and play. Please help us to avoid the evil that is around us and to live a life that brings hope and life to all and keeps our souls from being damaged.
God, it all comes back to you. This is your created world. You have all power and we will praise you every chance we get and pray it lasts forever, completely confident that it will last. Amen.
A lifestyle of prayer means moving prayer from the impersonal, obligatory routine to an intimate, voluntary and practiced way of life. Making our Lord’s prayer alive in our Mission Year neighborhoods is one of the ways we transition God from being an abstract idea to a highly personal, present God that meets us every day.
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With Love and Thanks,
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It seems to me it isn’t even important where the truth lies. You know I do not support any kind of religion. I read The Bible and was very disappointed with the Old Tastement. I stopped believing in God then. But now some time passed, I read a lot of books. I like classical books. My favourite ones are The Finansist By Theodore Dreiser and At the Razor’s Edge by Somerset Maugham. Both of them come to the same conclusion. Be kind, if you have a chance to give anything to others – give. Because in such a way you give to yourself. Well, it doesn’t really matter what religion to join. The main thing is to believe and to be a good person.
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