Author Ed Cyzewski, who grew up (and went to seminary) in the Philadelphia area & whose father once advertised his plumbing company on WFIL years ago, joins the program to discuss his book "Flee, Be Silent, Pray--Ancient Prayers For Anxious Christians." Ed shares insights such as if you're a believer in the Lord, His Spirit is already within you, praying for you [Romans 8:26]...and as such, prayer isn't "summoning God to come down to you" but rather "God is already present in you through the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus promised," and with that as a starting point, adding, "I need to clear away the clutter of my mind to be present for You. It's not an emptying of thoughts, it's more of a focus on God." Ed notes that it's easy to feel spiritually anxious for various reasons (often tied to performance or "measuring progress" in general) and that this type of prayer is instead more about grace, rest, and trust in what God is already doing in us.

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