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Interceding in God's presence |
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Interceding in God's Presence EXERCISE Make sure you are comfortable so that your body feels cared for and does not need to clamour for attention in order to be comfortable. Concentrate on your breathing for a couple of minutes to become relaxed. Now become aware of God's presence, around you, between you, and within you. Imagine that God's power and presence are flooding into you. Become aware of his very great love for you, the whole of you, just as you are. Keep your attention on God's presence and on your awareness of his love for you (3 minutes). Now bring into his presence any situation or person you wish to pray for - just let them come one by one into your mind. In your imagination lift each situation or person into the presence of God. See them become filled with his power and love. Take as much time as you need. Don't hurry. Keep your attention focussed on God as you lift those people and places that come into your mind into his presence. Don't try to deliberately think of what to pray for just allow the Holy Spirit to suggest the people, nations, causes, situations to bring before God. If nothing comes don't worry, just try to stay with an awareness of God's presence here with us and within. End by saying a short prayer of thanksgiving. |
Intercession is like all prayer, God-centred, but in intercession this fact needs to be stressed more strongly because so often we are in danger of focussing on the people we pray for instead of focussing on God and bringing the people, places and situations we wish to pray for into his presence.