Trey Harris is a pastor in North Carolina, and a student together with me in Portland Seminary's Doctor of Ministry program in Semiotics. In our program, we read lots of deep and heady books, then comment on them to each other in a weekly forum. In the following post, Trey offers wisdom and poetry inspired by Paul Mariani's "God and the Imagination."
“Why Am I Here, Anyway?”
This prayer takes patience, and it takes perseverance. It takes courage and it takes faith. But if you and I are willing to pray it, and do what God shows us, there will be no regrets when we come to the end of our lives.
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“Will I Ever Be Happy Again?”
“God,” we might whisper through cracked lips and aching heart, “is there any way, any chance, You could bring good out of this bad situation?” This is possibly one of the most powerful prayers you and I can every bring to God.
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“I Don’t Know What To Do”
Wisdom is not just knowing the right thing to do, it is doing the right thing. In order to receive God’s wisdom you and I must already be prepared to follow through with what God shows us.
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“I Admit It: I Am Afraid”
“In the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!” -Jesus
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“Am I a Terrible Person?”
There is great power in the words “God, please forgive me.” Not only will God forgive you and me, but God will clean out the wound.
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“What’s In It for Me?”
The Bible also talks about being good stewards, being responsible as well as generous. You and I cannot spend what is not ours, what is supposed to cover our obligations. But we can be responsible and generous, just as God is.
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“Why Should I Get Involved?”
DeStefano points out this amazingly simple yet propfound truth: When we help someone we reduce the amount of suffering in the world, we become part of the process of God working things together for good.
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Where Are You, God?
Are you really down about something right now? Just sick about it, you are so disappointed. Everything looks bad. What might happen if you went directly to God and asked the Lord to comfort you and encourage you?
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Why Won’t God Answer My Prayer?
Anthony DeStefano opens his book on prayer with this quote: “When a doctoral student at Princeton asked, ‘What is there left in the world for original dissertation research?’ Albert Einstein replied, ‘Find out about prayer. Somebody must find out about prayer.’”
