Eventually I went to seminary. I believe God led me to do so. I thought I was going to learn about Christian faith. To some extent, I did. But mostly I learned traditions, teachings, beliefs, controversies (ancient and modern) and a little bit of style. I learned to be a pastor.
The most useful thing I learned was a prayer that embodies something of "faith" to me:
"God, I give myself to you,
all that I am and all that I have,
wholly and completely,
for you to use as you will, where you will, when you will and with whom you will.
Take from me all that I withhold from you,
all that I will not give you,
and I am for you, against myself."
Dean Whiston called it the "Snowflake Prayer". Prayed once, not important. Prayed daily as a contract, it could deepen faith and grow a person.
Where to go to learn faith?
Well, Dean Whiston was one person who almost accidentally was the right person to go to.
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