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Subject: Devotion for Feb 11, 2009
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:38:58 -0800
From: Pastor Dawn Teuthorn <PastorDawn@saintjudes.org>
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From: Pastor Dawn Teuthorn <PastorDawn@saintjudes.org>
Subject: Devotion for Feb 11, 2009
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:38:58 -0800

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This devotion got me thinking.  Thought I'd share it with you.  It's  
from Eugene H. Peterson of "Living the Message" pp 38-39.  God bless  
you greatly in your dedicated hard work to serve God and other.  May  
you be graced with the gift of solitude along the way.  Sincerely, Dawn

"There is no Private Prayer"

The single most widespread American misunderstanding of prayer is  
that it is private.  Strictly and biblically speaking, there is no  
private prayer.  Private in its root meaning refers to theft.  It is  
stealing.  When we privatize prayer we embezzle the common currency  
that belongs to all.  When we engage in prayer without any desire for  
or awareness of the comprehensive, inclusive life of the kingdom that  
is 'at hand' in both space and time, we impoverish the social reality  
that God is bringing to completion.

Solitude in prayer is not privacy.  The differences between privacy  
and solitude are profound.  Privacy is our attempt to insulate the  
self from interference; solitude leaves the company of others for a  
time in order to listen to them more deeply, be aware of them, serve  
them.  Privacy is getting away from others so that I don't have to be  
bothered with them; solitude is getting away from the crowd so that I  
can be instructed by the still, small voice of God, who is enthroned  
on the praises of the multitudes.  Private prayers are selfish and  
thin; prayer in the solitude enrolls in a multivoiced, century- 
layered community: with angels and archangels in all the company of  
heaven we sing, "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty."

While it was still night, way before dawn, Jesus got up and went out  
to a secluded spot and prayed.  Simon and those with him went looking  
for him.  They found him and said, "Everybody's looking for you."   
Jesus said, "Let's go to the rest of the villages so I can preach  
there also.  This is why I've come."   Mk 1:35-38
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