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Prayer Finding the Heart’s True Home by Richard Foster Part 3— Moving Outward Chapter 19— Prayer of Suffering “ It is the prayer of agony which saves the world.”   -- St. Mary of Jesus OPENING PRAYER 1.   One form of prayer that is completely other-centered ·       We give God the trials we face to use redemptively. ·       We take into ourselves the sufferings of others to set them free. ·       “In our sufferings those who suffer come to see the face of the suffering God.” 2.   Christ’s Fellowship of Suffering ·       Philippians 3:10 ·       Colossians 1:24 ·       Partners with Jesus in suffering—have you ever done this?   What did you learn? 3.   Redemptive Suffering ·       Unredemptive suffering—cruel, meaningless—we must fight it. ·       U.S. society cannot tolerate any discomfort or inconvenience—even hurt feelings! ·       Delayed gratification—bearing the cross patiently for future joy. ·       Hebrews 12:2 ·      

Prayer Finding the Heart’s True Home by Richard Foster Part 3— Moving Outward Chapter 18— Healing Prayer “ Many great and wonderful things were wrought by the heavenly power in those days; for the Lord made bare his omnipotent arm, and manifested his power, to the astonishment of many, the healing virtue whereby many have been delivered from great infirmities.” --George Fox OPENING PRAYER 1.   Healing Prayer—part of the normal Christian life. ·       Not higher, not lower than any other form ·       A clear recognition of the incarnational nature of Christianity—the whole person 2.   Infinite Variety ·       Modern medicine ·       Psychiatry & psychology ·       Prayer ·       Cooperative efforts between all types ·       Most previous cultures found no difference between the branches— ·       the “healer” addressed all aspects of human suffering ·       Refusal to medical means of healing is not faith, but spiritual pride 3.   S