The Prayer Project

Prayer:  a time of conversation with God.  Involves both listening and speaking.  Its subject may be worship, petition, intercession, repentance, or musings.  

My desire:  to be in continual communion with the Lord as I go about the day.

This desire has also been my struggle ever since I have come into this season of having a lot of solitude to my days.  There has been the issue of my motivations--how well my day goes with prayer being a measure of my worth.  That tanked very quickly.  Then there is the frustration of structure.  I have tried both a structured prayer list and being spontaneous to no avail.  Between the two, though, I know I need a measure of structure--a rhythm of prayer to the day.  The biggest struggle is the lack of words.  Sometimes prayer flows so effortlessly but, more often than not, I just don't have the words to pray.  It makes sense that since my talkativeness tends comes in bursts with much silence in between, that it would also be the case for me in prayer.  Expressing myself in words can be challenge in general, so it shouldn't surprise me that it is the same with prayer.

Recently I learned about a daily devotional geared towards urban professionals:  843 Acres  I like the way it is thoughtful, short, and to the point; and I found myself drawn to some of the prayers at the end.  They reminded me of the Common Book of Prayer we were introduced to during our time at a local liturgical church, and some of the wonderful prayers it contains.  

Those times when I find prayer the easiest are often prompted by something I have seen or read that echoes in my heart.  The devotional inspired the idea of compiling prayers from readings and Scripture to use as jumping off points during my times of prayer during the day.    
So I have a new adventure before me:  The Prayer Project.  

And the journey continues....