Closer and Deeper
 

A few weeks ago when thinking about prayer in the morning service, we were invited to just stop, be still, reflect and enter into a prayer time. I have to say that I found myself enjoying those moments of silence, but then various thoughts came to me and I reached out for a note book and pen. You see I needed to try to put into words the thoughts that I had and maybe the lessons I learnt.
 
Firstly, relationship came into my mind and I knew that prayer was not just talking and listening, but was indeed, a moving closer to God, a deeper contact with the Father, a sitting with each other. I found this a joy and felt a song in my heart, a beautiful sound, but more than that, a song that He too had in His heart.  What a wonderful feeling to be in tune with God’s tune.
 
Strangely, I then felt that I just wanted to give God a big hug. After all, we talk about God’s loving arms around us, so what about us wanting to put our arms around Father God. I think He’d like that, don’t you? Now isn’t that relationship? A mutual show of love?
 
In those moments of prayerful silence I was transported to a place where the deepest part of my being was meeting with a taste of the deepest part of God’s love. Although we cannot comprehend the total extent of that perfect love, just to have a taste, was a banquet indeed.
 
Those few moments of prayerful silence made me ask myself, ”Am I passionate, not just content, but passionate for God’s company?” Am I wanting to tap into the fullness of God’s power, or, if I’m honest, am I a little bit frightened of what that might mean in my daily life.
Maybe you have felt the same, maybe this has given you some thoughts.
 
Don’t we all want to dwell closer and closer to Father every day?