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Monday, February 03, 2003
"Prayer, as the first monks interpreted it, was not in the first place a prayer for healing. Many pray to God to free them quickly and painlessly from their diseases and aching symptoms such as fear, depression and anxiety. People use God for their own advantages. It is demanded and expected of Him that He uses His skills as a great physician and magician to heal them without any effort on the petitioner's behalf. But firstly prayer means that I present my life to God. I can't pray to God without facing my own reality. While praying, I come face to face with my dark side, my repressed anger, my disapointments, my pain, my fears, my discontent, my sorrow, my loneliness. To me praying means that I show God my real identity." -- Anselm Grün Read the whole article here: http://www.nouwen.org/en/grun_en.php3
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Jimmy Doyle is a dad, husband,
teacher, friend, and other things. Currently he's just trying to figure out what it means to follow Christ and be in community with others. He enjoys having conversations with fellow pilgrims on the journey.
Stephen Zedler has a wife and three kids who he loves very much. He has been called by God to study and teach history, particularly U.S.
history. He also believes that God has called him to reform the way children are educated in America.