Monday – Gospels

Reading – Luke 5

Highlight Verse:

“But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I withdraw for prayer to my basement most mornings.

Not exactly the wilderness. But at least most distractions go away down there.

I highly recommend withdrawing to a quiet place daily for prayer.

As dear as studying the Bible is to me, if you have to choose between prayer and Bible study, I recommend prayer (but get back to studying the Bible as soon as you can).

As far the getting to the wilderness, for most of us, that’s not very practical every day.

For the last twenty years, I’ve had the privilege of living in Colorado. An hour’s drive can take me to some of the most beautiful pristine wilderness in the world.

I’ve enjoyed many a prayerful hike in the Rocky Mountains as well as the Blue Ridge Mountains, the rugged wilderness areas of Arizona and the beautiful coasts and mountains of California to name a few of the more memorable places.

My advancing age is beginning to limit the places I can get to, but there are still plenty of inspiring locations within reach.

I admit I don’t get to those kind of places nearly as often as I should but this year should present a few opportunities.

I’ll take advantage of my opportunities if some of you promise to do the same.

What is the most faith inspiring place you have been to?
Where do you go for day-to-day distraction free prayer?