Phil,

Well said and probably much more simply than when I first grasped this
principle.  It was in that lovely, old (oldd rather quaint, English) written
book, "Practising the Presence of God", by Brother Lawrence.  He was a monk
in the 4th Century (I think it was) who talked with the Lord through all his
menial tasks and explained it to people he counselled.

Another thought I have on this is that, maybe, though we cannot achieve the
"without ceasing" in the flesh, the Spirit of God in us can and will achieve
this.

I agree, Phil, that the length of time one prays is not really significant.
What is right is to pray until "it's in our hearts that the praying is done!


--
Carol



----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:59 PM
Subject: Bible Reading Verses Prayer Time


> Speaking of the different ideas of Bible reading and study, puts
> me in mind of the same principles relating to figure out how much
> to pray.

(Snip).