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s part of a research project on Intercession and Kenosis, and as a way of redeeming the all but meaningless cliche 'thoughts and prayers', I'm exploring ways Christians can pray unselfishly, compassionately, and faithfully.
All this, while recognising that in such prayer we are caught up into the life of the Triune God of love, whose mercy and grace, whose love and peace, are already expressed by Jesus 'who ever lives to make intercession for us'.
Aware too of the active presence of God in our hearts, the God whose love is already "shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit". And more, that when we don't even know what to pray for, "The Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." (Romans 8.26)
Then there's the imperative, "Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ." (Galatians 6.2) I think that could well describe kenotic intercession.
The cartoon above seems to me to capture a lot of the costly experience of praying for each other, and knowing others are, as they promised, praying for us.
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