Prayer: Watching and Waiting
20 Apr 2022 | Believers |
Prayer is like watching for the
Kingfisher. All you can do is
Be where he is likely to appear, and
Wait.
Often nothing happens;
There is space, silence and
Expectancy.
No visible sign, only the
Knowledge that he’s been there,
And may come again.
Seeing or not seeing cease to matter,
You have been prepared.
But sometimes, when you’ve almost
Stopped expecting it,
A flash of brightness
Gives encouragement.
Anne Lewin, Disclosure
Anne Lewin (2004) explains that prayer is frustrating like birdwatching: 'Prayer, the expression of our desire for God and our relationship with God, is not something we control, it is what we are drawn to. It is the practice of being there, ready to receive God's gift of himself, not being put off if nothing much seems to be going on, or if conditions seem to be distinctly unfavourable, but waiting, alert and expectant.'
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