Nicole’s Reviews > Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer > Status Update

“In the ancient Hebrew understanding of righteousness, a community of pious, private spiritual practice without equal devotion to costly public compassion was not only dysfunctional but oxymoronic.”

“Everything that is exists because God spoke the first word. But neither does God ask Adam and Eve to sit back and watch him rule. He invites their participation, even designing creation in such a way that it demands participation.”

“Intercessory prayer simultaneously restores our world and restores the God-given identity that was breathed into us first. It is the active experience of restoring creation.”

“When we engage in intercessory prayer, we are loving others on the basis of heaven’s resources.”

“Human beings were made to be intercessors participating with God in lovingly overseeing the world, set apart, bearing God‘s authority to rule in selfless love.”

“Prayer releases power to affect real change in the tangible world.”