I came upon the booklet, Miracle Hour by Linda Schubert one time when I attended the novena Mass for Sr. Sto. Niño at the Basilica del Sto. Niño here in Cebu City, Philippines. Since, i want so much to improve my prayer time with God, i bought the booklet, read it but wasn't able to practice right away.
An hour of prayer is divided into twelve five-minute segments which begins with Praise, Singing to the Lord, Spiritual Warfare, Surrender, Release of the Holy Spirit, Repentance, Forgiveness, Scripture Reflections, Wait for the Lord to Speak, Intercessions, Petitions and last, Thanksgiving.
When finally i had the perfect time to try praying this way, it lasted almost two hours and i felt it still wasn't enough. The last three segments which are to me, the most important, had to be done hurriedly because i had to do something else. But i felt light, the experience is something i'd like to feel again. It is different from the usual way i say my prayers because there are so many things i don't do. I just say my petitions or requests, say sorry for my mistakes, give thanks then hurriedly say goodbye to my Creator and Provider without listening to what He has to say. Well, sometimes i'd wait for Him to speak but a minute of stillness seems to be an hour when you so many things are lined up in your head for the day. So, there is no interaction. My prayer was a one-sided communication. I missed out on His guidance. I also have difficulty on listening to His "voice." He might have spoken but i didn't hear. So, it's this aspect of prayer that i would like to enhance. I hope that with this guide, i will slowly learn to listen to the "little voice" and obey the prompts that i ignore but later find out that it must have been God's "voice."
