::.. Day 31 ..:: Prayers of Biblical Hope
March 26, 2004
Here's what seemed to stand out from today's prayer:
"People walk the streets of our city, smiling, working and seeming to be free, but many are trapped in dungeons of their own making... Hear their deserate cry, O God. Penetrate their prisons. Shatter the chains of habits that bind them (p. 31)."
My "hunch" is that there are FAR more addictions going on in people's lives that are unseen (by others), than are seen. But God sees all things.
what's the title of this book? Is it the Celtic Daily Prayer in your book list?
Posted by: davidt | March 26, 2004 at 02:02 PM
Hi david -- the link appears in several posts, but go ahead and click here - it'll take you to the prayer guide I'm using. Blessings!
Posted by: Chris | March 26, 2004 at 08:09 PM
Thanks brother, and thanks for EC updates, I read them daily.
Posted by: davidt | March 26, 2004 at 08:50 PM
'smiling, working and seeming to be free, but many are trapped in dungeons of their own making'
when i read this i think of something else in addition to addictions. i think of people who are caught in the web of consumerism. they feel like slaves to their work. and they don't know how to escape.
Posted by: tammy | March 27, 2004 at 08:39 AM
"caught in the web of consumerism" -- that's a great insight, Tammy, as was this: "they feel like slaves to their work. and they don't know how to escape". This may be another reason why we need to reclaim a more ancient concept of the atonement and of who Jesus is -- Christus Victor. We need a powerful "victor" in our lives to deliver us from our own doing. A "friend" just isn't enough.
Posted by: Chris | March 27, 2004 at 08:54 AM
Chris,
Christus Victor - a redeemr who rescues us from "our own doing". This we truly need to remember in our prayers and in our thoughts. A redeemer who leads in true victory, rather than the victory of personal success.
You and Tammy shine a true light on our lives in America. There are so many chains to bind us, that we often choose only lighter, more comfortable chains when we could choose to be truly freed.
Posted by: john | March 27, 2004 at 01:07 PM
'a more ancient concept of the atonement and of who Jesus is -- Christus Victor'
i like that. historically, choosing Jesus implied a lot more than it does today in america. it implied the giving up of everything considered normal in that society. this is a double edged sword, this christian culture that we live in. some of the blessing of a culture more antagonistic to christianity would be that we truly leave behind the trappings of life when we choose Jesus. then we would be free to rebuild from a fresh foundation. and perhaps that foundation would free us from our slavery.
Posted by: tammy | March 27, 2004 at 05:45 PM