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SPIRITUAL FORMATION THROUGH SPIRITUAL WARFARE part 3

SPIRITUAL FORMATION THROUGH SPIRITUAL WARFARE part 3

Praying the Ancient Liturgy in the Psalms
RICHARD CLEARY
Many followers of Rabbi Yeshua the Messiah , are longing for something more ancient in the daily rhythms in their Spiritual Lives and Disciplines . One of the practices which many turn to is liturgical prayer . I love this Spiritual Discipline ; yet , there are many days when it is the last thing I want to do . Okay , maybe I am exaggerating a bit . Certainly not the last thing , but you know what I mean . There are days when I am not feeling it and would rather do liturgical sleep or liturgical eating , or liturgical YouTube .
But that ’ s the thing , we need healthy structure and discipline in our lives . If we choose to order our lives around whatever we desire and feel without Godly restraint and discipline , then we are going to become wonky really quick . As those who have died , been buried , and risen with Messiah , what we need is a clear and compelling Vision for growing in the likeness of God ’ s Son ;
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