NIGHT PRAYER: Thursday 12/8

I love this simple prayer from Edwina Gateley - especially for Advent.  Following it, I've added a little refresher course in how to pray - based on Edwina's words...

 

Be silent.

Be still.

Wait before your God.

Say nothing. 

 
Ask nothing.

Be still.

Let your God look upon you.

That is all.

God knows.  God understands.

God loves you with an enormous love.

God only wants to look upon you with love.

Quiet...

 
Still...

 
Be...

 
Let your God love you...

 

Here are some tips on praying, based on Edwina's words...  

Be silent...
Find, make the time to be in a quiet place:
    no interruptions, no phone, no screen 
    - even if only for ten minutes or so...  

Be still...
Sit in a comfortable position, take a few deep breaths,
If it helps, close your eyes... 

Wait before your God..

Resist the urge to "get things going!"

Simply wait for God... 

    trust that God is near...

    wait until you feel God's presence, 

    wait until you know that God is with you... 

Say nothing...

This is not a prayer of words, it's a prayer of the heart. 

Don't try to think of what to say:

    it's fine if you say nothing at all...  

 

Ask nothing...

Regardless of your needs tonight: ask nothing of God.

God already knows what you need, what you want...

This is simply time to be with God 

    and to know the Lord's love...  

Be still...
Be still in your body, be still in your thoughts,
    be still in your mind, be still in your heart... 

Let your God look upon you...

As a mother and father

    look upon their child's face with joy,

        so God looks upon you with love

 

That is all...

This prayer IS this simple:

    simply to be in God's presence and to know,

    to bask in the Lord's loving gaze...  

God knows...  God understands...
No need to speak, no need to ask for anything:
God knows everything you need before you speak
    and God understands every difficulty and problem you have
    in ways that you may never understand.

God loves you with an enormous love...
God knows you, inside-out
    and still God loves you:
        fully, freely and with forgiveness...

God only wants to look upon you with love...

In this time of prayer, this is all God wants: 

    to look upon you with love

        and for you to know his loving gaze... 

Quiet...

Still...

Be...

Let your God love you...

In this simplest of prayers 

    your basic task is to show up

        - God does all the work! 

You have only to find or make a quiet time, 

    to be still in God's presence

and wait to see, to know

    how your God looks upon you

        with love...

 

Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake

and watch over me while I sleep

that awake, I might keep watch with you

and asleep, rest in his peace...

Be Still and Know That I Am God by Christopher Walker

 

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Be still and know that I am God. 

You are my chosen one, to whom my love I give. 

My life is yours in you I live. 

Be still, be still, and know that I am God 

 

Be still and know that I am God. 

You are my chosen one, I came to set you free. 

Give me your cares and rest in me. 

Be still, be still and know that I am God 

 

Be still and know that I am God. 

You are my chosen one to whom I show my ways. 

My love is with you all my days. 

Be still, be still and know that I am God 

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