The Folly of Prayer
Practicing the Presence and Absence of God
– Matt Woodley. IVP Books.
“Prayer doesn’t always operate according to our standards of “wisdom.” Nor does it conform to our expectations or formulas. Sometimes our prayer life leaves us bathed in God’s warmth and safety. At other times we feel abandoned by a mysterious and elusive God. During these times we feel more of God’s “absence” than God’s presence. . . . A times prayer feels so utterly desperate–loud, urgent, messy groans that issue from our gut to a hidden God. Prayer can seem so inefficient. Spending time listening to God’s heartbeat doesn’t produce immediate results; it doesn’t appear to change the world for Jesus’ sake. And yet, these times of confusion, failure, silence, darkness and apparent powerlessness can open our hearts to the presence of our triune God.”
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