Comments on: Rhythm, Balance, Pace

By: Larry C

Larry C — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:13:50 +0000

One of the Spanish Mystics wrote we need to tune our hearts and minds in preparation for prayer just as a guitar is tuned prior to being played.

By: Craig Cowie

Craig Cowie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:01:20 +0000

The Christian mystics of several centuries past like Madam Guyon and Brother Lawrence had a take on this that ‘releases’ us from the struggle for a ‘quiet time’to attend to God’s indwelling Spirit.
Brother Lawrence wrote a small book about Practising the Presence of God. Brother Lawrence was a cook and he used the time he was performing manual tasks (as a part of his work) as opportunities to be inclose communion with God by ‘practicing His presence’. Maintaining a ‘Spiritual connectedness’ throughout the day assists me greatly.

By: jan owen

jan owen — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:56:21 +0000

I think my biggest challenge for me is the mental and emotional pull of all the other things in my life. It takes time for me to “turn a corner” and settle down with God. Other thoughts fly through my head all the time. I think I don’t carve out enough space in my life to do this as well as I’d like.

And what the author said is true. I would say – from my own experience – that in the dark times we become desperate for God to do a work we would hardly allow when all is well. It’s sad but true.

By: @B_rewster

@B_rewster — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:44:58 +0000

I think Rhythm is so important. When we have the right rhythm things move accordingly. It provides balance and it provides boundaries. Pace, now that is another thing. I think not managing pace makes us fall out of rhythm.

By: Rindy Walton

Rindy Walton — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:03:59 +0000

I had to get over the myth that a receptive/quiet place meant sitting, doing nothing & not thinking. That just makes it worse!! For me it’s doing things like kayaking, biking, gardening, painting/remodeling or even driving listening to Christian music (and often really rockin at that!).