prayer

Prayer
The interactive conversation with God about what we are doing together.

Prayer is, first and always, listening to God; seeking to grasp what his will is in any given circumstance. In listening and perceiving God’s will, the pray-er is inevitably a participant of change, within oneself and those circumstances and lives for which we pray. Prayer is a process of lifelong learning as we seek to approach our Father with openness, honesty, and trust as his child.

Our prayer is to be like a reflex action to God’s prior initiative upon the heart.
~ Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

ARTICLES
Renovaré Articles
Rhythms of Life: Community	Explorations 1/2	print
Becoming Like Jesus: Prayer-Filled Life	Explorations 2/1	print
Spiritual Formation	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/1997	read \| print
A Mighty River of the Spirit	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 11/1998	read \| print
Exploring the Renovaré Covenant	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 11/2002	read \| print
On Christian Spiritual Formation	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/2003	read \| print
A Movement Not a Monument	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/2004	read \| print
Spiritual Formation Based Congregations	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/2006	read \| print
Asia, Korea, and the Future of Christianity	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/2007	read \| print
Resting from Intention	Perspective Newsletter 2/1	read \| print
Writing Prayers	Perspective Newsletter 3/4	read \| print
Cotton and Kierkegaard	Perspective Newsletter 4/2	read \| print
God and Tragedy	Perspective Newsletter 4/4	read \| print
Prayer and Intimacy	Perspective Newsletter 6/2	read \| print
Written Prayer	Perspective Newsletter 6/4	read \| print
Celebration of Discipline	Perspective Newsletter 8/1	read \| print
Becoming Like Christ	Perspective Newsletter 12/2	read \| print
Celtic Christian Spirituality	Perspective Newsletter 13/1	read \| print