In Conversation With God
Some people have what is commonly called the gift of the gab. They can sit down on a plane or a train, a bus or a boat and strike up a conversation with a total stranger. Without appearing too inquisitive or in your face - they seem to know the right questions to ask or the correct comments to make — they are masters of small talk.
Others of us have to work hard at making conversation. Perhaps we do not identify easily with total strangers. Perhaps we are afraid that we will be rejected. Perhaps we feel we lack the necessary skills:
We don’t know the comments to make. We do not know the questions to ask. We are not good at small talk.
It can be a bit like that with prayer …
Reading: Ephesians 1:1-14
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