The first time I read "Prayer" by R. Foster, I came across the section "Prayer of Action". I was delighted thinking that my daily activities can become prayers pleasing to God if I do things conscious of God's presence and with a heart of love. In other words, by His grace we can be in an ongoing attitude of prayer if what we do is an extension of our genuine affection for the Lord.
I pray you and I benefit from Foster's remarks -
A prayer makes sense only if it is lived. The work of our hands and of our minds is acted out prayer, a love offering to the living God
Every action performed in the sight of God, and in the manner that God wills, is a prayer and indeed a better prayer than could be made in words at such times...Each activity of daily life in which we stretch ourselves on behalf of others is a prayer of action...Everything that one turns in the direction of God is prayer... We pray the ordinary when we see God in the ordinary experiences of life.
No wonder Paul says -And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father - Col. 3:17
About Maya
- Maya
- is a bi-lingual - English-Spanish Christian psychotherapist in private practice in Houston, Texas. For sixteen years, Maya has been counseling individuals, couples, and families seeking answers for personal and interpersonal conflicts. Maya is committed to help her clients focus not only on behavioral modification but character growth. Maya wrote her own book-workbook “Letters from your Father God” in English and Spanish to walk clients through a practical process of mental, emotional, and spiritual maturity. Maya is originally from Ecuador, South America. She graduated from the Catholic University in Quito-Ecuador. She completed all the State of Texas requirements to obtain her license as a LCSW (Licensed clinical Social Worker). She is also a certified TRT (Trauma Resolution Therapist). Maya lives with Tom, her husband of over thirty years. They have a married daughter and two grandchildren.