The Prayer of Groaning Honesty
“Everything happening, great or small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.” – Malcolm Muggeridge
“Our path toward God should grow from questions rather than certainty, discovery rather than doctrine, and the experience of living rather than academic study.” — Margret Silf
Belief Systems — a desire for certainty
Faith – “mystery” discovered
“Faith is the journey of discovery that draws me constantly beyond my certainties and toward the “mystery” that will always be beyond my understanding.” – PR
The “Dance of Creation” – Discovering God within the paradox of:
Light/ Darkness — Action/Rest — Sorrow/Joy — Life/Death
Jeremiah 29:13, Proverbs 8:17 – An open and passionate heart will find God
Romans 12:2 (Passion)
- Process of Time
- Prayer of Distress
- The pursuit of His Presence
Exodus — Chronicles 2-5 – Moses – “To draw out”
Matthew 4:8
Elohim – The “Sublime” One — The God in the liminality
Exodus 3:3-4 – Turns to look
“If we live our lives faithfully, trusting God, we will without ever noticing it, grow into the answers to our questions.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
PR’s translation: “If we give ourselves to God’s process, the answers become revealed through what we become.”
Isaiah 28:10 – Precept upon precept
Exodus 2:23-25 – “Died – Cried – Sighed” – GROANED
Luke 11:38 – Jesus groaned at Lazarus death and resurrection was the result!
Romans 8:26 – Spirit makes intercession with groaning
Matthew 7: 22-23 – giftings and anointings are not enough!
Psalm 12:1 – “Help, Lord !!”