Prayer is to choose to daily be spiritual astronauts-ironic participants in the dramas of the day! But, with two feet still on earth, as St James would add- in his faith into action theology. This in but not of the world stance and position, which ushers in heaven through prayer, as we see at Pentecost again was the orientation which birthed the church. We pray, God comes.

Balancing potatoes and balloons is essential in any true spirituality. For the apostles to be great, they needed to be praying. And again, later when they sent, they needed to be in that priestly orientation to get vision of who to send and where. To send without sight is deadly.

For the Spirit to come, they needed to be internally low. Living on earth, while drawing our life from heaven is the point. Prayer is our methodology of ushering in the Kingdom above us and within us.

Christianity is a spirituality of progressive union or unity with what St Peter calls Divine Nature in Christ to empower people to live more fully as humans. Apart from Him we do nothing meaningful, and the way to get “in Him” is to pray. The active part of wearing glory properly is prayer.

It’s a spirituality of humility. That’s where it starts, and that’s how it ushers in it’s best version. And prayer is her practice to do so.