Dear Friends,
As we approach the end of summer, it would be a great time to review what we learned. As I look outside at nature, it reminds me of what may happen as we practice our spiritual disciplines.
Our lawn looks worn and sad. There are brown spots and bare patches. This is usually from the fact that we forgot to care for it. We may have not watered it. This may be from the lack of fertilizer or we may have not
planted new seeds.
This is like what may happen in our prayer life. If our prayer life feels dry, we may have forgotten to water it with scripture reading. If our prayer life is listless, we may have forgotten to add service to fertilize our
prayers. Something special happens when we serve. We realize that we do have it good, and we feel good when we help another person. If our prayer life seems always the same, we need to flavor it with acts of
righteousness. Smile at another. Give of your time. Share your resources. Each of these actions leads to our prayer life having some vibrancy about it.