40 Days of Prayer

Recently I read Richard Rohr (a Franciscan monk) describe prayer like this: "Prayer is indeed the way to make contact with God/Ultimate Reality, but it is not an attempt to change God’s mind about us or about events. Such attempts are what the secularists make fun of—and rightly so. It is primarily about changing our mind so that things like infinity, mystery, and forgiveness can resound within us. The small mind cannot see Great Things because the two are on two different frequencies, or channels, as it were. The Big Mind can know big things, but we must change channels. "

Today, as Hands at Work, we are starting 40 days of prayer for orphan care. I would like to invite all of you to join us. As many of you who would be reading this know, I'm a fairly cynical guy, and this is no less true when it comes to prayer. For this reason, I will fully admit, I don't pray often enough and I often minimize the importance of prayer and meditation. But I'm entering into this exercise, keeping the words of Richard Rohr in my mind and trying to remember that it's not about me exercising control over the orphan crisis, but it's about me being open to being transformed so that I can better participate in love, compassion, and service towards the most vulnerable.

So please spend some time over the next 40 days and join us in prayer and meditation for orphans and that people will join the cause of caring for them. If you would like to join us, please follow this link and see the link at the bottom of the page for the link to the prayer guide.