Tuesday Prayer: 9

On the eve of Christmas, I'm sharing a quote that continues my Tuesday Prayer Series, from the great E.M. Bounds. He writes a book simply titled 'How to Pray', and this quote echoes some beautiful Augustinian themes, and is, I think, an appropriate reminder of the kind of God that is, and the kind of relationship we can have with him.

“The soul which has come into intimate contact with God in the silence of the prayer-chamber is never out of conscious touch with the Father, that the heart is always going out to him in loving communion, and that the moment the mind is released from the task upon which it is engaged it returns as naturally to God as the bird does to its nest” 

I love that quote. It says that prayer changes us, that being in the Father's presence and contact with him changes us. I think thats true. Prayer changes our direction, changes our home. But what do you think? Let me know in the comments.

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Don't forget to check out the previous posts in the series, featuring quotes from Tom Wright, John Wimber, Richard Foster and Don Carson, the great J. C. Ryle and theologians Alister McGrath and James K. A. Smith. Last week was Justin Welby.