What does prayer look like in the New Testament?

What place does ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ have in our lives?

Certainly, there are inspirational leaders in the bible- Moses is who comes to mind first for me, though there are many such examples. When we consider these leaders what qualities do we naturally look for? Faith, obedience, courage, and leading by example seem to be the natural touchstones of leadership in the bible. It is easy then to leave out one key aspect of leadership- relationship, and subsumed in that is authority as well.

The one who calls us is faithful and he will do it.

Christ is among us and upon us. In every sense of the word, we are compelled to abide by his grace and mercy which has been given freely to us. Many of us seem to think we know what that should look like in our thought lives and in our unsung battles, but what does that look like from the outside? How does making Christ Lord manifest itself in relation to others?

Many times when I get up in the morning I don’t want to run. The fact is that most times I’d like best to shut off my alarm, roll over, and go back to sleep. That brings me to a skipped over point in my first post, which is where do I find the motivation?

Of note this week, it was Super Bowl Sunday. A day in the year that distinctly marks American culture. I'm in the fortunate place that I find myself weirdly liberated to show up late and leave early to most of the festivities that my extended family engages in. In fact, my comfort level around family may be growing too much as I sauntered in late, outfitted with house slippers on an otherwise normal outfit, being the last to eat, and quietly took my fill of what was left over on the buffet without the shame of worrying…

I've only been running now for about a month and a half. I had one small somewhat notable stint with running before when I was on an exercise kick and decided that was the best way to lose calories. As you might have guessed that didn't last. So at the ripe age of almost 32, I've been taking up running….