How to Pray: Wilderness Prayers
by Marilynn Chadwick
"Jesus repeatedly left the crowds...stealing away into the wilderness to pray" (Luke 5:16 VOICE).
Nothing about the word wilderness sounds appealing to me. Rather, I imagine it to be empty, lonely, and barren. Yet Jesus found the wilderness to be full of fruit—spiritual fruit. Jesus withdrew often to talk with his father in the wilderness. The Son of God, with divinity downloaded into every gene, still felt the need to separate himself often from the world around him to pray. I wonder what this means for you and me.
Remember, it took real effort to be alone back in those…
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