When I was a boy I spent a lot of time with my maternal grandfather. He was something of a recreational farmer, and we spent most of our days working in his gardens and fields. Once, while weeding a certain…
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How to avoid ineffectual prayers
James, the brother of Jesus, was serious about his prayer. He used to go to the temple and kneel in prayer so often and for so long that his knees were reputed to be as calloused and tough as a…
Making the sign of the cross
There is a passage in C. S. Lewis’ book, The Screwtape Letters, that helps explain the physical side of being spiritual. In his fourth letter, senior demon Screwtape holds forth on the subject of befuddling a new Christian in his…
Prayer and the workday
The Financial Times recently ran a piece on the value of meditation in the workplace. The article quotes several corporate managers discussing why and how they and their companies incorporate meditation at the office. “It helps you to get perspective…
Escape the busyness and find inner calm
“The most salient characteristic of life is its coerciveness,” said Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset in his book Mission of the University: “it is always urgent, ‘here and now’ without any possible postponement. Life is fired at us point-blank.”…
Prayer by the book (2)
I have my children every other week. At night we pray. I’m not as consistent about it as I should be, but I find praying together valuable. Most often I use a prayer book, usually The Book of Common Prayer….
Prayer by the book
“Pray without ceasing.” “The fervent prayers of a righteous man avails much.” In the church where I grew up, I heard these verses a lot. For those who bandied them about they were convenient summaries of their prayer life, or…
