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The Practice of Availability & Obedience Here am I the servant of the Lord. Let it be with me according to your Word. (Luke 1:38)
This prayer of Mary is one I am trying to pray through these days of Advent. I am hearing the call to pray and fast and yet differently. It seems more like simple watching. . . intentional breathing. . . keener attentiveness. Seasons like this are few and far between in my life. Advent it seems is a call to Attention. The Gospel text for this week is from Matthew-- Jesus warns
"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 24:42
Things too deep to articulate are happening within me and teh inability to articulate them makes me feel ignorant. For awhile I thought that was humility but now I am sure it is ignorance. Humility is knowing a lot but not thinking highly of yourself. Ignorance is knowing you don't know a lot. I sense a next phase of education coming-- not in the conventional sense-- but in the classroom of the Spirit. As in, "the Spirit will teach you."
I must first learn what it means to show up for class. To be able to truly say, "Here am I the servant of the Lord." That's what it means to show up. It's the practice of radical availability.
That is why I am trying to fast. I am so bad at it-- so please give the Holy Spirit permission to prompt you to pray for me.
Labels: passion year, theology
posted by John David Walt | at 11/30/2004 06:38:00 PM
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