Ten second challenge

I offered a challenge to our church congregation today.

I suggested that they pray at least 42 times this coming week.  Each prayer time would be ten seconds long.  Using the following prayer:

God, help me to

  • See Thee more clearly
  • Love Thee more dearly
  • Follow Thee more nearly

Day by Day

I explained that this prayer (which became a song in the 1960’s musical “Godspell”) was a written prayer of Richard of Chichester in 1235 AD, and was based on Colossians 1:10 (check out how John Wycliffe translated that verse!).

Today I encouraged people to pray the prayer 3 times.  Tomorrow (Monday) four times (breakfast, lunch, supper, bed time), Tuesday five times, Wednesday six times, Thursday seven times, Friday eight times, and Saturday nine times – for a total of seven minutes of prayer during the week.

But that seven minutes could change your life.  See what God may say to you!!!!

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