https://www.christmissionacademy.us/members-dashboard/jerryahudson/activity/ Activity feed for Jerry Hudson. Thu, 07 May 2026 06:59:00 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f8f47a950f0c364334c0dde6c0f1f97c https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/how-much-have-i-considered-the-instruments-i-need-in-relation-to-knowing-god/#post-5271 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:54:37 -0400 This is a wonderful and honest response, Francis. I, too, worry about those “dry” times in prayer, those times where I don’t feel fully connected to God and am basically reading more than praying the Office, for example. I used to think this was dishonorable, but today I believe that God recognizes it as a sacrifice – praying when I don’t…[Read more]

]]> 09eb9a9863fc6df3abd8064b827b0262 https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/using-the-instruments/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:50:36 -0400 Of the four instruments mentioned in this lesson, I have always considered Scripture and prayer to be my “go-to’s” in determining where I am in my relationship with God, as well as searching for His will in my life. Relying on the observations and help of other believers is one instrument I sometimes utilize, but generally only with those whom I…[Read more]

]]> 446d10afa455980fc8b309ac3bd0a14d https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/lectio-divina-2/#post-5248 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:31:32 -0400 I may have stated this in another forum, but I have found Lectio Divina to be one of the most powerful tools God has used in my life to direct me towards Him and His will. I feel that God speaks to me through the Scriptures and points me directly towards both my questions of how to apply them to my life and His responses.

]]> dfe7fcb191701a85bf4330aa8a8f987c https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/how-equipped-am-i-really-to-use-these-instruments-to-determine-where-i-am-right/#post-5247 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:27:33 -0400 Joseph, like yourself, I wish I was better disciplined to engage in more thoughtful and deeply-involved prayer times throughout the day. I have been able to, generally, to pray a morning office routinely for the last couple of years or so, which I have found to be a wonderful means of grace by which God works spiritual growth in me. I also attempt…[Read more]

]]> 9a2e7243809ffcbda08faf73f0f813e5 https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/scripture-and-listening/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:21:50 -0400 As a Protestant Christian and, in particular, an Anglican-Methodist, the first place I go to in order to find my true north is Holy Scripture. I believe the Bible is the inspired, written Word of God for God’s people, which reveals His good and perfect will for both individuals and the global Church. I also believe that the Holy Spirit speaks to…[Read more]

]]> 6b70952cb64da272c12ddc4279bd5a81 https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/what-do-you-hope-to-gain-from-this-study/#post-5211 Mon, 17 May 2021 15:09:58 -0400 Thanks, Abbot Dan, for your earlier and brief comment regarding the difference between eastern meditation and Christian contemplation. Undoubtedly, one thing that tends to frighten some people away from the contemplative path is the fear that they may be participating in some form of eastern or New Age religion. Education on these historical…[Read more]

]]> 7b33322ac534641277186f22dbecfc86 https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/what-do-you-hope-to-gain-from-this-study/#post-5210 Mon, 17 May 2021 15:04:10 -0400 Brandon, I also had some trouble distinguishing between meditation and contemplation until I began practicing lectio divina about a year or so ago. Contemplation, to my simplistic understanding, is opening myself to the presence and work of God, while meditation tends to be an active practice – thinking deeply about and considering Scripture, for example.

]]> 8e254a53f44f918ec6d11e0f1a4e57b2 https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/what-do-you-hope-to-gain-from-this-study/#post-5209 Mon, 17 May 2021 15:00:39 -0400 I have read and studied on various practices of contemplative prayer for about two years. Despite this, I have found it incredibly difficult to regularly incorporate any form in my prayer life with any real consistency. It is my hope to gain a better understanding of the various practices and to be able to make them a consistent part of my…[Read more]

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