A Picture of Prayer
A couple of years ago, my daughter asked to go for a walk. We went outside, I reached down my hand to her, and she reached up her hand to mine. As I glanced down I was struck by this image. I thought, “What a picture of God and us!”
I pondered this image more and began to see how it was also a beautiful illustration of prayer. Jesus tells us in Matthew 6 to pray to Our Father. His hand is always there reaching down to us and all we need to do is reach our hand up to him…and walk.
I love what Dallas Willard said in his great book, The Divine Conspiracy. “I believe the most adequate description of prayer is simply, Talking to God about what we are doing together. That immediately focuses the activity where are but at the same time drives the egotism out of it. Requests will naturally be made in the sharing with God my concerns about what he too is concerned about in my life. And of course he is concerned about my concerns and, in particular, that my concerns should coincide with his. This is our walk together. Out of it I pray.”
The scriptures say, “pray continuously.” In the rhythm of our life, as we go, all the time. Taking hold of our Father’s strong, yet loving hand, and walking, talking, asking, confessing, venting, and listening. A divine conversation so to speak.
Let me encourage you to take hold of your Father’s waiting hand and walk (pray).
It’s the most supernatural act we can partake in.
For more on prayer, you can listen to a recent message I gave at Project Church.
