"Jesus does not say, ‘Come to me, all you who have learned how to concentrate in prayer, whose minds no longer wander, and I will give you rest.’ No, Jesus opens his arms to his needy children and says, ‘Come to me, all who are weary and heaven-laden, and I will give you rest.’
The criteria for coming to Jesus is messiness. Come overwhelmed with life. Come with your wandering mind. Come messy.”
—Paul Miller, A Praying Life (Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress 2009), 31-32"
Hat Tip: Of First Importance
I don't know how many times I have held back from prayer out of guilt and condemnation over my seeming inability to concentrate and be truly "spiritual" in prayer. If a messy mind and spirit is the criteria, I qualify!
I needed to hear this. The Gospel of grace is so cool!
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