We’re half way through week of 24-7 prayer here at Philly. We’ve done it slightly differently this time. We’ve not got a central prayer room where everyone goes, rather we’re encouraging people to pray where they are - at home, at…
This is just a taste of my thoughts, read the full thing at http://benaskew.blogspot.com
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“we all love lunch, we’re gonna use our sporks now
we love lunch, we’re major lunch dorks now.”
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“Sometimes the soul is set on fire
with the love of God
with a force that moves unerringly, but invisibly,
so that even the body is, as it were,
swept along into the abyss of that unspeakable love.
We can experience the force of that holy grace
when we are most vigilant, or even,
as I have spoken on other occasions,
in the way that sleep starts to affect us.
But when you feel this movement,
know for certain -
and it is a point of utmost importance -
that it is the motion of the Holy Spirit of God within us.”
with the love of God
with a force that moves unerringly, but invisibly,
so that even the body is, as it were,
swept along into the abyss of that unspeakable love.
We can experience the force of that holy grace
when we are most vigilant, or even,
as I have spoken on other occasions,
in the way that sleep starts to affect us.
But when you feel this movement,
know for certain -
and it is a point of utmost importance -
that it is the motion of the Holy Spirit of God within us.”
—
Diadochos of Photike.
Some excellent, pre-modern wisdom from the bishop of Photike. The quote comes from a great little book that I’ve blogged about before: rhythms of prayer for a modern world by Carl Tinnion.
