Ruth Everhart

Author, Pastor, Speaker

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I have a favorite spiritual discipline, and I notice that I exercise it more when I’m in a good place mentally and spiritually. A connection perhaps?

I like to be in a public area where no one knows me, and watch people and pray for them. Usually I start out making sentences in my head, and then at some point I quit needing words anymore. I just feel very grateful for each person’s presence in the world, and for God’s goodness in making us humans, with all of our uniqueness, our potential, our foibles. We are a wondrous bunch and the ways we interact are startling and touching.

There are a couple upsides to this discipline:

~ I can do it anywhere

~ I can drink coffee while I do it, always a plus

~ this is a very natural activity for an Introvert, but allows me to move outside of myself mentally and spiritually

I’ve also noticed how this feeds the writer in me, which loves to notice detail.

Because I consider my creativity and love for words to be gifts from God, there is something very organic about having this particular practice nourish those gifts.

What spiritual practice do you return to repeatedly because it feeds your spirit?

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  1. David says

    Nice. I prefer praying with eyes open as well. Introvert though I may be, I find being called outward into to connection to be a stronger prayer.

    I tend to return to self-emptying prayer and walking meditation. Though I process things verbally, I find my words are stronger after I’ve stilled my internal monologue for a while.