Pray the Scripture

Madame Guyon’s approach to praying scripture is first, to choose a simple message, second, read it slowly, third, try to sense the heart of each verse before moving on, and lastly turning into a prayer whatever strikes as particularly meaningful.

My task was to attempt Guyon’s approach and to reflect on it. I have been reading in James for my personal devotion so I spent some time in verses 13-18 of the third chapter. What I learned particularly in this passage is the two kinds of wisdom.There is one kind that comes from God and another that does not come from God. The wisdom that comes from the world is full of selfish ambitions and envy while the wisdom that comes from heaven is pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. I also learned that if we are to be considered wise and understanding, then we are to show it by our good life by deeds done in the humility that comes from the wisdom that comes from God. I pray that God would give us (and also me) the wisdom that comes from him only; the wisdom that does not seek selfish gain but instead is first of all pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.