I've been getting the Biblegateway C.S. Lewis Daily quote for a few months now every morning. I am really enjoying it. I've always liked him as an author and read many of his books, my favourite being the Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters. What I like about this service from Biblegateway, is I'm getting quotes and notes from him that I've never read before from compilations of his letters and thoughts. It's super cool. This one today seemed very appropriate as in the summer I get a bit lazy about devotional and prayer time.
TO DR. F MORGAN ROBERTS: On Lewis's own rules about prayer
31 July 1954
I am certainly unfit to advise anyone else on the devotional life. My own rules are (1) To make sure that, wherever else they may be placed, the main prayers should not be put 'last thing at night'. (2) To avoid introspection in prayer - I mean not to watch one's own mind to see if it is in the right frame, but always to turn the attention outwards to God. (3) Never, never to try to generate an emotion by will power. (4) To pray without words when I am able, but to fall back on words when tired or otherwise below par. Wit renewed thanks. Perhaps you will sometime pray for me?
No comments:
Post a Comment