prayer is…. March 21

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I found this on Presidential Prayer Team
The essence of prayer does not consist in asking God for something but in opening our hearts to God, in speaking with Him, and living with Him in perpetual communion. Prayer is continual abandonment to God. Prayer does not mean asking God for all kinds of things we want; it is rather the desire for God Himself, the only Giver of Life. Prayer is not asking, but union with God. Prayer is not a painful effort to gain from God help in the varying needs of our lives. Prayer is the desire to possess God Himself, the Source of all life. The true spirit of prayer does not consist in asking for blessings, but in receiving Him who is the giver of all blessings, and in living a life of fellowship with Him… –Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889-1929), Hindu Sikh who converted to Christ.

this morning March 2

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This morning in 40DP I read this:
“The very experiences that you have resented or regretted most in life–the ones you’ve wanted to hide and forget–are the experiences God wants to use to help others.” “Aldous Huxley said,’experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you.’”

Am I ready to really share my biggest pains with the world…I don’t want to forget some of the deepest pains…