Ever realise that you have spoken more than you have listened and you are so tired of talking again. Feel like what comes out of your mouth is so futile, doesn't achieve much but brings more emptiness within ? Well this morning when I tried to pray, I felt like that and realised that I have said enough and have nothing else to say.

So I prayed using scripture and it was Psalm 100 that i chose...

Psalm 100

(v1) Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth

(v2)Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.

(v3) Know that the LORD is God.
Is is he who made us and we are his
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture

(v4) Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his anem.

(v5) For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.


I prayed for God to grant me a sense of joy when worshipping (v1-2), understanding of my true identity in Christ as beloved children (v3), thankfulness for having the community of the church (v4) and his eternal faithfulness (v5) that we can start investing now.

When I pray the psalms, I don't have to think of what I should pray for. It will be God's will that I am pray for. Praying the Psalms reveal a secret movement of the heart in its struggle against superficial illusions.

I'm reading "Contemplative Prayer" by my favourite monastic writer Thomas Merton. It was between listening to Bruckner Symphony Number 3 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra or reading this book. Bruckner 3 wouldn't be a bad choice but this book is better for the season and I am so glad I decided to read instead.