In the early days of the Coronavirus quarantine, I was extremely restless and frustrated. Even in retirement, I\u2019ve been running close to full speed. Sitting in my den recliner I was reading my Bible, and praying, and asking God what I was to \u201cdo\u201d since my travel was now limited and cancellations had caused more Liquid Paper than ink on my calendar. Having just read James 1:22, \u201cBe doers of the word,\u201d I looked up and saw on the fireplace mantle, my wife\u2019s display of all the books I had written, and it was as if God spoke audibly, although I heard no sound. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to travel to write another book, so do it.\u201d Thus, was born my most recent book. It took a few weeks to write, and a few more weeks to publish, but last week, \u201cPraying through the Beatitudes\u201d was released \u2013 an answer to my pandemic prayer. As a big fan of twentieth century Methodist missionary, E. Stanley Jones, I have long had one of his quotes in my notes. \u201cPrayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God, power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray, you begin to feel the sense of being sent, that the divine compulsion is upon you.\u201d Sitting in my den, I definitely felt commissioned, even compelled to write. Prayer commissioned. Prayer driven. Prayer answered. By the way, should you want a copy, it can be ordered by title, on amazon (also available on Kindle). And what has God directed you to \u201cdo\u201d during the pandemic?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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