Prayers offered in times of peace are silent conversations. Appeals for love, or love's release. In private invocations. But all that is changed now. Gone like a memory from the day before the fires. People hungry for the voice of God hear lunatics and liars. Wartime prayers. Wartime prayers in every language spoken. For every family scattered and broken. Because you cannot walk with the holy if you're just a halfway decent man. I don't pretend that I'm a mastermind with a genius marketing plan. I'm trying to tap into some wisdom. Even a little drop will do. I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker reflects on the chaos of wartime prayer and seeks to cleanse their own heart of negative emotions.
- In plain terms
- In times of war, prayers are chaotic. I want to remove envy and rage from my heart.
- What can you take from it?
- Remove negative emotions from your heart during turbulent times.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What emotions hinder your spiritual peace?
- How do you pray during difficult times?
Another view
It is difficult to completely remove negative emotions.
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