It\u2019s hot, and my prayer life isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
These sweltering days leave me without much motivation. I pray, but not passionately. I get distracted, and wonder how the Israelites survived 40 years of desert heat. I imagine the sweat streaming down Abraham\u2019s face as \u201che was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day\u201d (Genesis 18:1).<\/p>\n
But I do try to pray. I make time in the morning, at midday, at bedtime; I send up a word when a siren wails or I see someone struggling or hear of a person who is sick. Granted, I pray quick prayers, dull prayers, everyday prayers. They\u2019re what I have to offer when the temperature and humidity are nearing 100.<\/p>\n
As long as I\u2019m clear about the difference between \u201cI can\u2019t\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m uncomfortable and don\u2019t want to,\u201d I have nothing to feel guilty about. But to keep myself honest, I offer two little prayers as well:\n <\/p>\n
Lord, I give you everything I have to give today <\/em><\/p>\n and<\/p>\n Jesus, keep me from excuses.<\/em><\/p>\n \nMay you pray well this week, even in the heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s hot, and my prayer life isn\u2019t. These sweltering days leave me without much motivation. I pray, but not passionately. I get distracted, and wonder how the Israelites survived 40 years of desert heat. I imagine the sweat streaming down Abraham\u2019s face as \u201che was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":27070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[291],"tags":[197,68],"ppma_author":[495],"class_list":["post-16757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seasonal-devotions","tag-motivational-stories","tag-summer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n