{"id":10491,"date":"2022-12-03T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=10491"},"modified":"2022-11-30T09:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T14:04:33","slug":"a-time-and-a-space-to-pray-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/a-time-and-a-space-to-pray-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Time and a Space to Pray!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<iframe title=\"A Time and a Space to Pray! 12\/03\/22\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=cd9zv-1321305-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=0&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=60a0c8\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The relationship between&nbsp;Jesus&nbsp;and John the Baptist is one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the most touching stories in the New Testament.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Relatives and devoted friends, their mothers had spent about six months visiting together immediately before the&nbsp;birth&nbsp;of&nbsp;their two sons. It was John who first identified&nbsp;Jesus&nbsp;as the Savior, introducing him to the people at the Jordan. As&nbsp;Jesus&nbsp;commenced his ministry, John continued with his, the two often communicating, always keeping in touch, sending messengers back and forth.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Herod, the king, took for himself the wife&nbsp;of&nbsp;his own brother, John confronted him with his sin. Herod feared John, and the woman hated him, so Herod had John thrown into prison.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>One night there was a big palace party; there was a dance which pleased the king, and as a reward the woman demanded the head&nbsp;of&nbsp;John. So John was killed that night and his head carried into the palace on a platter.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Out there somewhere was&nbsp;Jesus&nbsp;&#8211; busy, weary, harassed by the pressure&nbsp;of&nbsp;the crowds. To him and his disciples came messengers with the tragic news that John was dead.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Receiving this news, what did&nbsp;Jesus&nbsp;do? A simple and totally undramatic thing: he calmly turned to his disciples, perhaps with a heavy sigh, and said softly,&nbsp;<strong><em>&#8220;Come apart with me to a quiet place, and let us rest awhile.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>This was all, just this. And this they did, he and they together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>And this is what Jesus invites us to do &#8211; from the daily requirements&nbsp;of&nbsp;the long road, to come apart and gather strength for going on. This is what we do when we take time and make space to pray each day of Advent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do take some time and make space this Advent day to pray.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRAY, THEN LET IT GO! DON&#8217;T TRY TO MANIPULATE OR FORCE THE OUTCOME. 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