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Saturday, June 10
Saturday, June 10 Another powerful way to enter into listening prayer is to let scripture guide you. You might read a particular biblical narrative, for example Jesus calling disciples by the Sea of Galilee. After you finish reading the text, imagine yourself as an eyewitness observer of the events. What do you notice or experience…
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Friday, June 9
Friday, June 9 Spiritual writer, Brennan Manning, often used a breath prayer to find healing and wholeness when he found himself plagued with doubts. We invite you to consider this prayer as a way to both center yourself and to listen for God’s voice to you today. Using your timer if you would like, Breathe…
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Thursday, June 8
Thursday, June 8 As an opportunity to focus our prayer and listening, using scripture, today we invite you to participate in what is sometimes called a Breath Prayer. A Breath Prayer is a way to meditate on a beloved Bible verse while slowly breathing in and out. It can be delightful and powerful! Using your…
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Wednesday, June 7
Wednesday, June 7 As we continue to explore prayer as a way to not just talk to God, but to truly listen to God, we encourage you to conclude your time of silence by making a few notes. What particular word scripture spoke to you? Where did your mind go (don’t be afraid if it…
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Tuesday, June 6
Tuesday, June 6 How was your experience yesterday of Listening Prayer using a single scripture verse? Today, we invite you to again use scripture as a way to listen to God. Instead of just trying to quiet your mind all by yourself, ask God to lift your anxieties and speak to you. Once again, we…
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Monday, June 5
Monday, June 5 Throughout the months of June and July, our daily devotions will be invitations to pray, perhaps in familiar ways and sometimes in new ways. Last week we invited you to consider the place or the location in which you pray. This week we invite you to listen as well as speak in…
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Sunday, June 4:
Sunday, June 4: This morning, I invited you to go to a place that feels the most peaceful for you. For me, it is my front porch; where I can hear the birds sing and hear the wind the trees. For you, it might be your favorite cozy chair, or a quiet spot in your…
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Saturday, June 3:
Saturday, June 3: This is a prayer to pray around your table today: “God, awaken us to the everyday miracle of a simple meal. Whether it is takeout that took a phone call, or a recipe that took an entire afternoon, or the cereal-for-dinner-again feeling this meal creates, bless it all. So blessed are we,…
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Friday, June 2:
Friday, June 2: Today I am asking us all to go outside to share this blessing. Take your shoes off, feel the grass or dirt under your toes. Take a moment and breathe in the fresh air. And as you do, share this blessing for the trees: “Blessed by the trees swaying in the breeze…
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Thursday, June 1:
Thursday, June 1: Today, I encourage you to read this blessing to yourself while you are at work…whatever your work might be for today. “Blessed are we who remember who we are not our job titles or paychecks or 401(k)s, but we are being called, whether we like it or not, to something greater than…