A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller

I am in the midst of several quality books. One that I want to highlight this morning: A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller is one that I have gotten into and do not want to let go or let down. I am not going to go into much detail, the title speaks for itself, but I do want to set down some quotes that are pretty profound.

"You'd think if Jesus was the Son God, He wouldn't need to pray or at least he wouldn't need a specific prayer time because He'd be in a constant state of prayer." p. 43

"If you know that you, like Jesus, can't do life on your own then prayer makes complete sense."

"Jesus defines Himself only in relationship with His heavenly Father. Adam and Eve began their quest for self-identity after the Fall. Only after thy acted independently of God did they have a sense of a separate self. If you are not praying, then you are quietly confident that time, money, and talent are all you need, in life." p. 44-45

"Time in prayer makes you even more dependent on God because you don't have as much time to get things done. Every minute spent in prayer is one less minute where you can be doing something 'productive.' so the act of praying means that you have to rely more on God."