Scott’s Thoughts: Sweet Hour of Prayer

Sweet Hour of Prayer

>> Saturday, September 6, 2008

A bunch of us from Hope spent a wonderful hour in prayer together this morning. It was a very special treat! People spoke from their hearts with genuine passion as together we praised the Lord, sought his guidance, and renewed our dependence upon him for his provision. Even as we poured our hearts out to God, he was busy filling our hearts to overflowing. Absolutely incredible! We have to do this more often!

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"Real theological thinking, which is thinking with the mind of Christ, is hard to find in the practice of ministry. Without solid theological reflection, future leaders will be little more than pseudo-psychologists, pseudo-sociologists, pseudo-social workers. They will think of themselves as enablers, facilitators, role models, father or mother figures, big brothers or big sisters, and so on, and thus join the countless men and women who make a living by trying to help their fellow human beings to cope with the stresses and strains of everyday living.

"But that has little to do with Christian leadership because the Christian leader thinks, speaks, and acts in the name of Jesus, who came to free humanity from the power of death and open the way to eternal life. To be such a leader it is essential to be able to discern from moment to moment how God acts in human history and how personal, communal, national, and international events that occur during our lives can make us more and more sensitive to the ways in which we are led to the cross and through the cross to the resurrection."

(Henri J. M. Nouwen, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership (New York: Crossroad, 1998) pp. 65-67

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Sweet Hour of Prayer

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