Introduction
After researching and reading through all of the Rule of Life sample papers, I stumbled upon one which included John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer. I was not raised Methodist, so as much as I was familiar with John Wesley, I found myself unfamiliar with the prayer. Nevertheless, as I read it, I discovered it was honest and forthcoming. John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer seemed to come from a place of vulnerability and security at the same time. It shows a confident trust in God and a keen awareness of our own human frailty.
Reading Wesley’s prayer has confirmed to me that I should continue to pray from a posture of openness. Wesley was intent on being open so he could hear from God and be filled by God. In order to be effective in contemplative prayer we must dwell in God’s presence (Nouwen, p. 29). Prayer is a promise to the will of God through submission. It is an agreement to not only be where God wants us to be, but also who God wants us to be. In essence prayer is the springboard for my Rule of Life.
Also I remembered the handout we received in class about What is a Rule of Life? The article gave some vital insight about the Rule of Life. Conversely, the key point Thompson made in the handout was “the rule of life represents a whole way of life” (p. 140). In adapting and structuring my …show more content…
One of the issues I found in my walk with God was trying to naturally please Him. Or to either try to accomplish His kingdom agenda with natural means or wisdom. Nevertheless, it takes disciplines rather than discipline. Discipline can be perceived as a one-time event; yet, disciplines are the very make up of my rule of life. Discipline is saying I pray every day, a discipline is saying I wake up every morning at 6am and pray for one hour. It is these types of disciplines that keep me honest and
After researching and reading through all of the Rule of Life sample papers, I stumbled upon one which included John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer. I was not raised Methodist, so as much as I was familiar with John Wesley, I found myself unfamiliar with the prayer. Nevertheless, as I read it, I discovered it was honest and forthcoming. John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer seemed to come from a place of vulnerability and security at the same time. It shows a confident trust in God and a keen awareness of our own human frailty.
Reading Wesley’s prayer has confirmed to me that I should continue to pray from a posture of openness. Wesley was intent on being open so he could hear from God and be filled by God. In order to be effective in contemplative prayer we must dwell in God’s presence (Nouwen, p. 29). Prayer is a promise to the will of God through submission. It is an agreement to not only be where God wants us to be, but also who God wants us to be. In essence prayer is the springboard for my Rule of Life.
Also I remembered the handout we received in class about What is a Rule of Life? The article gave some vital insight about the Rule of Life. Conversely, the key point Thompson made in the handout was “the rule of life represents a whole way of life” (p. 140). In adapting and structuring my …show more content…
One of the issues I found in my walk with God was trying to naturally please Him. Or to either try to accomplish His kingdom agenda with natural means or wisdom. Nevertheless, it takes disciplines rather than discipline. Discipline can be perceived as a one-time event; yet, disciplines are the very make up of my rule of life. Discipline is saying I pray every day, a discipline is saying I wake up every morning at 6am and pray for one hour. It is these types of disciplines that keep me honest and