Blue Coat School 5/3/2003

Psalm 145


Sometimes we think that prayer is just us talking to God.

And it often is just that.

Some of us think we don't pray very often or even at all

Because we only talk to God if we're especially upset or anxious or angry perhaps.

But I wonder about that.

I think maybe we pray more often than we might imagine.

Because prayer is not just us talking to God.

It's us listening for God.

It's God talking to us.

It's us looking out for God.

It's God showing Godself to us.

If you think you don't pray very often or even at all

You might consider stopping to think again.

If you think that prayer is just you talking to God

You might consider stopping to listen awhile.


Martin Wroe - If I stopped [1]

if I stopped

if I was quiet for a minute
if I was calm
if I was silent
if I was still

if I turned everyone down
if I switched everything off
if I ceased looking everywhere all at once
if I was silent
if I was still

if I stayed home
if I didn't pick up the phone
if I was out even when I was in
if I was silent
if I was still...
if I slowed
right
down

if I simply sat
here
there
everywhere

if I stood on my head
and emptied out the contents

if I stopped

would you be there
would you speak to me
would I be able to hear
would I know it was you
would it be worth it?

if I stopped
would it be long enough?

if I was silent
would I hear anything?

if I heard something
would I know it was you?

if I did
would I be interested?

if I was
would I stop again?




[1] Martin Wroe from When You Haven't Got a Prayer.