| Thursday, September 21, 2006 | | | | human, individual and universal, yearns for the peace |
| | | | and forgiveness that is part of the Christ one gets to |
| Exploring prayer time, a short poem about | | | | know. |
| approaching the Lord... | | | | We want to grasp this eternity, what is there for us |
| Today I visited Grace Cathedral in San Francisco for | | | | we do grasp through humility and the gift of grace |
| Evening Prayer. On Thursdays, like today's Evening | | | | that there is an essential part that is reached. So I |
| Prayer, the time is a choral Prayer time. Two friends | | | | have written about some of the matter of |
| went with me, and as usual everyone who has gone | | | | experiencing belief and faith in the Lord Jesus and in |
| with me has enjoyed the prayer experience, and | | | | the continuing love and faithfulness of God the |
| certainly the music of the choral group. | | | | Father in this poem, making that word "self" broader |
| In this short poem posted today, the reader will find | | | | and hopefully a more imaginative self. |
| one sense of prayer, for here I outline the self | | | | Prayer Time...by Peter Menkin |
| approaching the Lord. It is a known issue for | | | | The afternoon comes, |
| Christians that we are thankful for Christ's life, for his | | | | Each day prayer time: |
| redeeming mankind. At some point, this becomes | | | | Being with You. |
| personal to the extent that the inner man, the self, | | | | Quiet, |
| the part of a man or woman who has an essence, | | | | Silence my thoughts. |
| still an observing self made stronger through | | | | In the presence of God, |
| succumbing to the knowledge that the persecuted | | | | In Christ, |
| Christ, the Christ of the Cross is able to evoke for us | | | | In the Spirit |
| the sense of self that we are sinners. We pray | | | | My self approaches, |
| through God's grace. In prayer one is received. | | | | My self it waits, |
| The part of the identity of a man or woman that is | | | | To just be. |