Resting in our union with Christ, beyond the need to explain or make something happen.
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Lately I have found myself wanting to become quieter within the union already ours in Christ. His life is mine before prayer begins. Something in me seems tired of explaining, even in prayer. I want to give Him my attention and remain there for a little while, without feeling that I must make something happen. I have called it a new prayer, although perhaps the prayer is very old and I am only beginning to discover it. Sometimes I have nothing to bring but confusion, and it comforts me that He receives even that. Yet lately, after I have spoken about what troubles me, I have felt drawn to stay. The concern may still be there. I may have no answer. But I do not want my attention to turn away simply because I have finished asking. I want Him. What I long for is simpler than silence itself. I want my heart to be available to Him.
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The Quiet Turning of the Heart
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