Issue 13 Preaching across CulturesBlog | The Prayer of Relinquishment
The Prayer of Relinquishment
Author: Andy PeckPost Date: 25.12.17
‘Abandonment to God is the fruitful way to experience good under God. It means relinquishing “our way.” It means not being angry or resentful when things do not go our way. It means that in God’s hands we are content for him to take charge of outcomes. And in that posture we make way for him to occupy our lives with us, and achieve what is best for us and for others far beyond anything we can even imagine.’ Dallas Willard, Renewing the Christian Mind (2016)
A youth leader takes me to one side at a ministerial retreat where I have been speaking. He looks sad and deflated. ‘It’s hard,’ he says. ‘There are only two of us in our area and we feel quite marginalised.’ I offer some encouragement and understanding. I was a youth leader once myself, and it can be tough.
