Remember the first time we heard that we need to pray without ceasing? I suspect the first time we heard that was not the first time we read it or that it was said to us...kinda went over our head like a hairnet, didn't it?
For me, the thing that was so hard about praying without ceasing was being willing to even consider it. My immediate mental picture: Me forever on my knees in a dimly lit cubicle begging God for...anything, everything, retribution, forgiveness, more forgiveness, and wondering, where's the fun in life?
Meister Eckhart is quoted as saying most spiritual growth is about subtraction, rather than addition, and I've found that to be true. I know now that my spiritual growth took a leap forward when I quit trying to add to...always looking for the quick, fast and in a hurry perfect solution for my multitude of unknowns.
When I started experiencing what I had been learning...quit talking it, start walking it...I got the dreaded gift of humility. All my prayers for whatever were for naught. My resistance to praying without ceasing was nothing more than ego resistance in depth. I was given to believe that there is but one prayer and that is thank you.
To pray without ceasing, get grateful, be thankful for...anything, everything, shuck retribution, forgive, forgive more, love. And that is all.
Thank you.
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