tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post7209136942650038917..comments2023-02-14T06:23:54.154-05:00Comments on A Former Leader's Journey: Prayer Without Throwing ThingsBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357293290630832549noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-82461548706558836262007-08-29T22:42:00.000-04:002007-08-29T22:42:00.000-04:00This is beautiful.I can so relate. These are some...This is beautiful.<BR/>I can so relate. These are some of the same thoughts I had.<BR/>I have been prayer meetinged out!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-33083180687095629362007-08-29T13:25:00.000-04:002007-08-29T13:25:00.000-04:00As a father who loves to hold his children, and ju...As a father who loves to hold his children, and just "be" with them, your post really resonated with me on the topic of prayer.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507750513253177476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-16694184324649920172007-08-29T00:06:00.000-04:002007-08-29T00:06:00.000-04:00Cindy, thanks so much for inviting me!Erin, do you...Cindy, thanks so much for inviting me!<BR/><BR/>Erin, do you wonder who really makes those little anointing oil keychains? I wonder what they think as they make them.<BR/><BR/>Lyn, it feels good. I need to keep it from becoming another box though hu?<BR/><BR/>Brother Maynard. Yep, you remembered some that I forgot. I was hoping people would add to the list. It was amazing how many people spoke of the very same thing. <BR/>Btw: I always feel like I have made David Letterman’s top 10 list when you mention me in your Saturday posts! Thanks so much for your support!<BR/><BR/>Paul, that is another good analogy. We get into synch with him.<BR/><BR/>Malegra…you are special. I need to knit, or quilt. I have always loved people who did.<BR/><BR/>Che vachon, That is why I love this blog world. You can put something out there and somehow it resonates with others.<BR/><BR/>Heidi, your last blog should be read by all. Check it out everyone<BR/><BR/>Cranston, maybe we should make up our own words to replace the big weighty ones. In a way, I think that is what we are doing.<BR/><BR/>Mary, read your blog too. I haven’t prayed out loud except in front of my kids since we left. I wonder what it will be like when I do.<BR/><BR/>Anyway all, thanks for reading and commenting. You are such a help to me right now.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357293290630832549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-30687024012216280922007-08-28T23:01:00.000-04:002007-08-28T23:01:00.000-04:00Beautiful, simply beautiful. This is what I long ...Beautiful, simply beautiful. This is what I long for but haven't been able to articulate. Thank you.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14210237440245609870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-9146266054963083612007-08-28T00:57:00.000-04:002007-08-28T00:57:00.000-04:00When we have to make up words to explain or day-to...When we have to make up words to explain or day-to-day relationship with Jesus (here's to you, transubstantiation!) we deny the the wonderful simplicity that is the Gospel - that God loves man and longs to be close enough to know the sounds of our lungs when we finally stop talking for a minute or two...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-70484341933062757742007-08-27T20:26:00.000-04:002007-08-27T20:26:00.000-04:00Wow. I love that. Thank you. Like you needed my wo...Wow. I love that. Thank you. Like you needed my words today, I needed yours. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-63170154451025084302007-08-27T19:42:00.000-04:002007-08-27T19:42:00.000-04:00I don't have alot to say, except...Yes.Yes, I get ...I don't have alot to say, except...<BR/>Yes.<BR/>Yes, I get it...all of it.<BR/>And Yes, breathing is way better.<BR/>Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-91956203361133579412007-08-27T14:36:00.000-04:002007-08-27T14:36:00.000-04:00I'm feeling special, because I knew everything on ...I'm feeling special, because I knew everything on your lists, unfortunately. What a bunch of busywork.<BR/><BR/>I think that's why I love knitting so much. I can quiet my mind and just <B>be</B> with Him.Marti Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14251659840050174782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-38434144070004747442007-08-27T14:17:00.000-04:002007-08-27T14:17:00.000-04:00thanks Barb, breathing is good - i love that image...thanks Barb, breathing is good - i love that image of breathing in God and out with God, the way that when you sleep with someone your breathing sychronises...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933987855938734565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-88375847993511487182007-08-27T13:03:00.000-04:002007-08-27T13:03:00.000-04:00Outstanding. I must have been in a "special" chur...Outstanding. I must have been in a "special" church (before I made a CLB of it, as you know).<BR/><BR/>prayer walking, praying in the spirit, praying in tongues, prayer chain, prayer team, concert of prayer, twenty-four-hour prayer... prayer of Jabez.<BR/><BR/>'scuze me, gotta go retch someplace.<BR/><BR/>I love the listening and breathing parts... maybe prayer is like a concert of listening in unison with God.<BR/><BR/>Interesting how several of the sycroblog posts today have to do with listening, silence, space, and presence. Wow. It feels as though we're each learning a little to recover a lost art, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-51291061070748885612007-08-27T12:39:00.000-04:002007-08-27T12:39:00.000-04:00Your list of what prayer is not to you right now i...Your list of what prayer is not to you right now is so honest, and it makes you free of the lingo, so to speak.<BR/><BR/>I love this. Breathing. That is it breathing, resting, silence. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-3821815657827467272007-08-27T11:41:00.000-04:002007-08-27T11:41:00.000-04:00Hehe Barb are you getting rid of books too? I saw ...Hehe Barb are you getting rid of books too? I saw a few titles I recognized in your lists of words, LOL. <BR/><BR/>Prayer used to be all those things to me, too, even to the point that I think I used every one of those words in prayer at one time or another. I was going to say "You forgot 'travailing'" but nope, you got that one in there, too.<BR/><BR/>I used to feel so "special" that I was "called" to "prayer ministry". I even kept a little thing of anointing oil on my keychain so I was always at the ready. Can you believe it? I never want to smell frankincense ever again.<BR/><BR/>I love how you described prayer as "breath". That's perfect. Sometimes it's just like me and God, breathing in unison.<BR/><BR/><I>"For once I just want to be held and be at peace and just<BR/>breathe."</I><BR/><BR/>Me too.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-53869016697796705242007-08-27T11:08:00.000-04:002007-08-27T11:08:00.000-04:00Barb- I'm so glad you decided to post! I love the ...Barb- I'm so glad you decided to post! I love the images of being with a baby in the night. It describes that feeling of completion so well-- the way that I'd like to experience prayer. Just beautiful.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015836604614281485noreply@blogger.com