Around the Year with Emmet Fox - 12 October 2010
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Around the Year with Emmet Fox - 12 October 2010
GOD WORKS WITH JOY
Don't pray or meditate as a duty. Realize that prayer is a visit with God and should be joyous.
Neither must you pursue our secular activities as necessary duties to be gotten over, that you may return to your prayer. In the light of Truth, there are no secular activities.
You must have regular recreation or you will become stale. Recreation, also, is to be enjoyed - as an expression of God - and not as a task to prepare yourself to pray better. An understanding joy in living is highest prayer of all.
...in thy presence is fullness of joy... (Psalm 16:11)
Don't pray or meditate as a duty. Realize that prayer is a visit with God and should be joyous.
Neither must you pursue our secular activities as necessary duties to be gotten over, that you may return to your prayer. In the light of Truth, there are no secular activities.
You must have regular recreation or you will become stale. Recreation, also, is to be enjoyed - as an expression of God - and not as a task to prepare yourself to pray better. An understanding joy in living is highest prayer of all.
...in thy presence is fullness of joy... (Psalm 16:11)
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Hey DT,
I knew this lovely lady I worked with, her and her twin well they have even been featured on TV here because of the service to others (not alcoholics btw). Some folk in work sort of sneered at her but I had a respect for her, a good life and she was happy. I spoke to her one day and said sometimes I forget to pray and she said; just offer up your days! I loved that. Just wanted to share her wise words.
Annette
I knew this lovely lady I worked with, her and her twin well they have even been featured on TV here because of the service to others (not alcoholics btw). Some folk in work sort of sneered at her but I had a respect for her, a good life and she was happy. I spoke to her one day and said sometimes I forget to pray and she said; just offer up your days! I loved that. Just wanted to share her wise words.
Annette
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