“Psalms are answering the God who has addressed us. God’s word precedes these words. These words don’t seek God, they respond to the God who seeks us. Presumptuous prayer speaks to God without first listening.”
----- Eugene H. Peterson
“Answering God:
The Psalms as Tools of Prayer”
Okay. I think I’ve got that part down. My problem is as soon as I think I hear God’s voice, I jump in: “YEAH, BUT…”
To use Garrison Keillor’s phrase: I am the master of the “yeahbuttal.”
"Yeah, but enough about You; Listen to my problems."
Sometimes I’m not praying, I’m just waiting to interrupt!
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