{"id":240,"date":"2020-04-20T10:11:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T14:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.developingdisciple.ca\/?p=240"},"modified":"2020-04-20T10:16:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T14:16:17","slug":"i-tremble-on-the-edge-of-a-maybe-by-ted-loder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.developingdisciple.ca\/?p=240","title":{"rendered":"Prayers by Ted Loder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I just came across these prayers by Ted Loder in his book, \u201cGorillas of Grace\u201d and it perfectly describes my heart as I look to a new season of ministry in a new church family. ? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I Tremble on the Edge of a Maybe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

O God of beginnings, as your Spirit moved over the face of the deep on the first day of creation, move with me now in my time of beginnings,<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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when the air is rain-washed, the bloom is on the bush, and the worlds seems fresh and full of possibilities, and I feel ready and full.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I tremble on the edge of a maybe, a first time, a new thing, a tentative start, and the wonder of it lays its finger on my lips.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In silence, Lord, I share now my eagerness and my uneasiness about this something different I would be or do;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

and I listen for your leading to help me separate the light from the darkness in the change I seek to shape and which is shaping me.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bring More of What I Dream<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

O God, who out of nothing brought everything that is, out of what I am bring more of what I dream but haven\u2019t dared; direct my power and passion<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

to creating life where there is death, to putting flesh of action on bare-boned intentions, to lighting fires against the midnight of indifference, to throwing bridges of care<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

across canyons of loneliness; so I can look on creation, together with you, and, behold, call it very good; through Jesus Christ my Lord.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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