January 3, 2010: Community – Karla Crabb

Abraham Joshua Heschel said, “It is precisely the function of prayer to shift the focus from self-centeredness to self-surrender.” Prayer is about our being able to move to where God is, because he has moved to where we are. By simply speaking to God we express our full dependence on him … in essence saying, “We cannot do this, we need you.” 

Often prayer is asking God to do this or that … we will explore that prayer is in fact taking it all one step backward and saying to God, “I need help simply to ask you for what I need.” As we begin a fourth time for gathering on Sunday, we approach God with our hands out and ask, “What do you want us to be?” Where do you want us to go.