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. ...
