15 contrasts in our prayer life

a tool for meditation

by Joel Howard

When I pray...

Do I bow or climb?

Confide or control?

Gaze or grab?

Pursue getting close or just getting?

Am I home or am I hustling?

"I'll stay right here" or

"I'll take it from here"?

Interceding or others-fearing?

Lamenting freely or

holding back?

Listening or self-protecting?

Meditating or manipulating?

Prayerful or prideful?

Resting or running?

Settled or striving?

Sharing or shutting down?

Watching or wanting?

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Year Four