More quotes are from my seminary days \u2014 Ascetic Theology 2 \u2014 with Bishop Brother John Charles.<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cTime, Place, Posture \u2026 must be taken into account with regard to prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have no power within ourselves to help ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGod does not ask of us infinite perfection, but an infinite desire.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is the value that God places on me that is my real value.\u201d<\/p>\n
ON DRYNESS<\/p>\n
1) voluntary
2) involuntary<\/p>\n
the wilderness
the desert \u2026 either way, the promised land is always on the other side.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnrepented sin, disordered relationships, anger, lack of charity, etc \u2026 can lead to dryness.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the Spirit leads un into the wilderness it is to strip us of excess baggage.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPrayer begins when we address God and allow God to address us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we are \u2018unwell\u2019 \u2014 we may be dry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe never lose the need for the reflective use of Scripture.\u201d<\/p>\n
1) What does this say to me about God?
2) What does this say to me about myself?<\/p>\n
\u201cProphecy is not foretelling the future, but confronting the present situation with a word of God.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHumility allows God to cleanse us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only things that don\u2019t change are dead things.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAcademic theology divorced from pastoral care is an invention of the devil.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most neglected person in the parish is the wife of the parish priest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Church accepts people that the world rejects. The same goes for priests.\u201d<\/p>\n
Part One<\/a>, Part Two<\/a>, Part Three<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More quotes are from my seminary days \u2014 Ascetic Theology 2 \u2014 with Bishop Brother John Charles. \u201cTime, Place, Posture \u2026 must be taken into account with regard to prayer.\u201d \u201cWe have no power within ourselves to help ourselves.\u201d \u201cGod does not ask of us infinite perfection, but an infinite desire.\u201d \u201cIt is the value […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1691,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
Some Notes on Prayer (IV)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"More quotes are from my seminary days -- Ascetic Theology 2 -- with Bishop Brother John Charles."Time, Place, Posture ... must be taken into account with\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Some Notes on Prayer (IV)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"More quotes are from my seminary days -- Ascetic Theology 2 -- with Bishop Brother John Charles."Time, Place, Posture ... must be taken into account with\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Orthodixie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2006-02-19T18:45:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/pravoslavieto.com\/images\/illustrations\/monah_varlaam.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Fr. Joseph Huneycutt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Fr. Joseph Huneycutt\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html\",\"name\":\"Some Notes on Prayer (IV)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2006-02-19T18:45:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2006-02-19T18:45:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/#\/schema\/person\/d5bf33688ce82b0237d72999929e581c\"},\"description\":\"More quotes are from my seminary days -- Ascetic Theology 2 -- with Bishop Brother John Charles.\\\"Time, Place, Posture ... must be taken into account with\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Some Notes on Prayer (IV)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/\",\"name\":\"Orthodixie\",\"description\":\"Southern, Orthodox, Convert, Etc.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/#\/schema\/person\/d5bf33688ce82b0237d72999929e581c\",\"name\":\"Fr. Joseph Huneycutt\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7878a8545fe0cab706af168e9ade0ec?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7878a8545fe0cab706af168e9ade0ec?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Fr. Joseph Huneycutt\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/author\/orthodixie\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Some Notes on Prayer (IV)","description":"More quotes are from my seminary days -- Ascetic Theology 2 -- with Bishop Brother John Charles.\"Time, Place, Posture ... must be taken into account with","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Some Notes on Prayer (IV)","og_description":"More quotes are from my seminary days -- Ascetic Theology 2 -- with Bishop Brother John Charles.\"Time, Place, Posture ... must be taken into account with","og_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html","og_site_name":"Orthodixie","article_published_time":"2006-02-19T18:45:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/pravoslavieto.com\/images\/illustrations\/monah_varlaam.jpg"}],"author":"Fr. Joseph Huneycutt","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Fr. Joseph Huneycutt","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html","name":"Some Notes on Prayer (IV)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/#website"},"datePublished":"2006-02-19T18:45:00+00:00","dateModified":"2006-02-19T18:45:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/#\/schema\/person\/d5bf33688ce82b0237d72999929e581c"},"description":"More quotes are from my seminary days -- Ascetic Theology 2 -- with Bishop Brother John Charles.\"Time, Place, Posture ... must be taken into account with","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2006\/02\/some-notes-on-prayer-iv.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Some Notes on Prayer (IV)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/","name":"Orthodixie","description":"Southern, Orthodox, Convert, Etc.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/#\/schema\/person\/d5bf33688ce82b0237d72999929e581c","name":"Fr. Joseph Huneycutt","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7878a8545fe0cab706af168e9ade0ec?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7878a8545fe0cab706af168e9ade0ec?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Fr. Joseph Huneycutt"},"url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/author\/orthodixie"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1651\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pravoslavieto.com\/images\/illustrations\/monah_varlaam.jpg\")
<\/a>More quotes are from my seminary days \u2014 Ascetic Theology 2 \u2014 with Bishop Brother John Charles.<\/em><\/p>\n