Even though I found it extremely interesting how much time Mark spent on the beheading of John the Baptist even though he does not spend more than one paragraph on anything Jesus does, I want to talk about prayer.
Every day, before I start reading the Bible, I pray the Lord's prayer. When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, that's what You said, so I figure that's a good way to do it. And really, I guess You knew what You were talking about because it really does cover everything.....FOR EVERYONE!
Today, I stopped when I finished "on earth as it is in heaven" and said the names of people I really care about. Then, I noticed how many times I used "us" and "our" the rest of the way. There's no need to mention specific people - this prayer is for all of us! At no point does the Our Father focus on me - the whole thing is us! Love that!
Now, I am reading Francis Chan's book and he said yesterday that he would ask every pastor if they are praying an hour a day, and if they weren't, he would find another pastor. One, shouldn't they be praying 24 hours a day (or at least as long as they are awake)? It seems like that's what they Bible says. That's kind of why I like to walk everywhere - it helps me to focus on God's presence. And I hope when pastor's (and I should do this too) are talking to people they have one ear to God.
But, here's my other thought - isn't the Our Father enough? What else do we need to pray for? That covers everything.....FOR EVERYONE! Do we really have to sit in a chair for an hour?
Those are just my thoughts - what do you think? (I know no one reads this, but it just sounded like the right thing to say!)
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