Matthew 7:7-12 “Ask…seek…and knock.” We learned in this teaching from George/Dallas Willard how this text may first apply to our approach to others, and, then, in prayer to God. God’s gift to us in prayer is the Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13) which is the “divine energy of life!”
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SLIDES/QUOTES George read in our gathering:
A request by its very nature unites. A demand, by contrast, immediately separates. How beautiful it is to see relationships in which asking and receiving are a joyful and loving way of life. —Dallas Williard, The Divine Conspiracy
If whatever God has made and loves is holy, then life is holy in itself, and to live life with love and joy means sanctifying it. How else could 'life in the Spirit' be understood, if the Spirit were not the space ‘in’ which this life can grow and unfurl? We explore the depths of this space through the trust of the heart. —Jurgen Moltmann, The Spirit of Life
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Loving God, I name my desire for___________________I ask that you help me trust in your goodness and care for me.
