Advent, Day Three of the Christmas Season
It is not we who pray, but the Spirit of God who prays in us... When our hearts belong to God, the world and its powers cannot steal it from us. When God has become the Lord of our heart, our basic alienation is overcome...
When God has become our shepherd, our refuge, our fortress, when we can reach out to him in the midst of a broken world, and feel at home while still on the way. When God swells in us, we can enter in a wordless dialogue with him while still waiting on the day that he will lead us into the house where he has prepared a place for us.
Henri J.M. Nouwen
Reaching out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life, pg 106
Scripture:
5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5-7
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