PRAYING TOGETHER: beyond prayerlessness

“One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook

will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness

was not from lack of time.” — John Piper

With that in mind….

I’d like to direct our attention (maybe that should be “our attentions” or even “our intentions” — you tell me, please) to prayers from a series that’s benefitted me longer than I’ll admit.

Its current version is The Upper Room Disciplines2025: A Book of Daily Devotions. Each week’s material is written by a different author from one of the widest smatterings of traditions I’ve ever seen.

Each day follows a familiar format of Scripture, reflection, and a prayer, just like The Upper Room series itself. Over the spread of 7 days and following the ecumenical lectionary, Disciplinesxxxx gives each writer space to dig in more deeply and share the connections of the texts.

And then there are the prayers! For example —

God, forgive our empty quarrels and divisive natures. Grant us humility. Free us for joyful obedience. Amen.
Meet me back here tomorrow.