RESOURCES - DAILY DEVOTIONS
The Apostle Paul writes: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit” (I Thessalonians 5:16-19). However, we also know that focused times of prayer are essential, for in them we are formed in such a way that we can live into Paul’s admonition.
Setting aside times for prayer is already part of the spirituality of our Jewish forbears in the faith, for in the psalms we read: “Seven times a day I praise you.” (Psalm 119:164a) Patterns for daily prayer were inherited and carried on by the New Testament church, and even though set patterns took centuries to develop, the punctuation of each day with prayer is present in the Church’s life from the beginning.
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