Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools
Tyler Staton
Tyler Staton challenges readers to embrace the radical, countercultural act of praying. Drawing from the contemplative tradition of monks, Staton encourages a bold, daring approach to both prayer and life. We should approach prayer with authenticity and expectancy, for God intends to change the world through what we ask.
Prayer means the risk of facing silence where we’re addicted to noise. It’s the risk of facing a God we’ve mastered talking about, singing about, reading about, and learning about. It means risking real interaction with that God, and the longer we’ve gotten used to settling for the noise around God, the higher the stakes. What if it’s awkward or disappointing or boring, or what if God stands me up altogether?
