Our Greatest Exercise

The greatest common practice that Jesus followers could ever exercise is the discipline of prayer; prayer unhindered by sin, biblically sound in nature, and limitless in its bounds. However, that which should be common practice amongst the faithful should ne'er be rendered mundane or "common place." For in the mundanity of one's personal prayer life lives the vanity of religious ritual; ritual void of real relationship; ritual void of spiritual rigor, fortitude, and fervor. "Communion with God is the one need of the soul beyond all other needs; prayer is the beginning" (Hughes, 72). So we draw near to God to daily seek His face with humbleness of heart trusting that in the intimacy of His presence our prayers may be found in the center of His will. It is there that we find Him, waiting.