Brian Merritt has started an interesting project called 100 Days of Prayer. Here is the description:
As a devotional and writing project I have decided that starting on the 18th of May I will write a prayer a day for 100 days. I am inviting all of my friends to do some similar prayer writing over that same period of time. I will post selections from all of these prayers on this blog and will hopefully distribute the final document of prayers to those who participate.
This is a unique and productive way of using the web as an open source devotional. With more participation, more snapshots of peoples' joys and struggles with God and with the world will be captured. I hope it forms the tapestry of human experience that it has the potential to be. Here is one example:
Day 4
When did becoming a follower of Christ become a popularity contest?
I’m sick of it. I feel like the dorky band kid who spends their life immersed in what they love but gets teased for it relentlessly. I can’t help but ask is it worth it?
Is it worth it to immerse myself in loving you and following your teachings, rather than buy into the brand of Christianity being sold today?
I remember being in high school and my mom telling me that the popular kids make fun of other kids to make themselves feel better. That they are just as insecure and hurting as the rest of us, if not more so because they lack experiencing authentic relationships. Instead of doing the hard work of healing and serving, they choose to make life a popularity contest.
Help me remember the other piece of advice my mother gave me: Just because it’s on sale, doesn’t mean you need it.
To submit your daily prayers, church liturgies and devotional prayers to brianmerritt (at) mac.com. Original content only please.
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Drew – thanks for sharing Brian Merritt's 100 Days of Prayer with me. Interesting but true prayer for Day 4 – sometimes I feel exactly how he does. Would love to check out his prayer compilation when it's done.
Drew – thanks for sharing Brian Merritt's 100 Days of Prayer with me. Interesting but true prayer for Day 4 – sometimes I feel exactly how he does. Would love to check out his prayer compilation when it's done.