Article October 2, 2006 Issue

An adventure in prayer

Bobby Witney

In England we have a series on TV called Doctor Who. He is an alien who travels in a Tardis—a time machine that's disguised as a police telephone box, or booth. A Tardis looks small on the outside, but is big on the inside. I like to think of it, not as a police box, but as a prayer box.

When I recently had an annoying cough, my mum told me about how Jesus said to go into a closet, shut the door, and pray in your own sanctuary of Spirit (see Matt. 6:6). This doesn't mean to actually go into a cupboard, but to find a quiet space in your mind and let only spiritual thoughts come in. In this, sanctuary of Spirit, you are safe with God.

Next, Jesus taught us the Lord's Prayer. You may notice that the first lines of the prayer are about how God is everyone's Father, and He's All, and His will governs all. In the next lines, we're asking God for help. And then we finish the prayer with God's allness again.

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