Reflection:

I love to read the Bible. But I find it hard to pray. I can go too long a time without consciously praying — a nasty confession for a pastor. There are seasons where prayer is fresh and vital, but seasons come and go. Paul promises that the Spirit helps us in our weakness, particularly in prayer. The weakness we all suffer is aligning our will with the Father’s will in prayer, a limitation the Spirit does not experience, and so prays for us. The Spirit enters into and knows our current travails and prays with and for us with groans similar to ours. The Spirit groans in such ways that words cannot express — with insight and wisdom that human language cannot grasp or describe.

What is your ‘sweet spot’ spiritual discipline? What is your ‘weak link’?

Prayer:

Breathe in me O Holy Spirit that my thoughts may all be holy,

Act in me O Holy Spirit that my works, too, may be holy;

Draw my heart O Holy Spirit that I love but what ls holy,

Strengthen me O Holy Spirit to defend that is holy,

Guard me then O Holy Spirit that | always may be holy. Amen.