To enter into the stillness of God and to attend to the silence of God requires patience. God is not a Labrador retriever who comes when we call. God is like the rain that comes when it will, whether the grass is green or the crops are failing. While it is true that, as Jesus …
Peace
We began our journey with the Psalms of Ascent, "Ascend," this weekend at Eastbrook, spending time with Psalm 120. In this message, I explore themes of the spiritual life with God as a pilgrimage or journey, honesty and hopeful prayer, the need for community, and living in peace instead of hatred or hopelessness. Here is …
Sunshine dust motes: a poem prayer
Breeze blows dust, dangling decayed life - Not quite alive but still vibrant - in Surrounding sun streams. May my dull, decaying life also Regain vitality - lingering In Your light - Refracting life In variegated glory.
The Distance Between Two
What a long way it is between knowing God and loving him! - Blaise Pascal, Pensees, 377. It is easier to talk about God than to talk to God. It is easier to sense awe or delight in the created things - a sunrise, the face of a lover, the rugged mountain ranges - than it …
Four More Quotations on Prayer
Last week, I shared four quotations on prayer from my message "Making Space for Prayer." Here are four more quotations from my message, "Praying Like a Master," which is the second part of our series "The Art of Prayer" at Eastbrook Church. “The Lord’s prayer is the essence of prayer. The essence and limit of all …
Matthew Erickson 