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Over the last several years I have come across a number of references to W. E. Sangster’s book “Teach Me to Pray.” He recommends setting aside at least 15 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes in the evening for … Continue reading
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“It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening.” Psalm 92:2 This past week I came across a blog post by Mark D. Roberts in which he asked, “I wonder what would happen … Continue reading
I grew up in a tradition that valued spontaneous prayer. It would be accurate to say many in that tradition found little value in written prayers. It would also be accurate to say many found no value in anyone speaking … Continue reading
First, let’s look back to the suggestion from last week about setting an alarm on you phone or watch as a “call to prayer.” Did you try that? If so, what was your experience? Did it annoy you or did … Continue reading
How might you begin to practice fixed hour prayer? You could try what a friend of mine did. He set an alarm on his phone and each day when the alarm sounded, he took a few minutes to stop what … Continue reading
You may hear “fixed hour prayer” or “daily office” or “liturgy of the hours” or “morning prayer/evening prayer” but each speaks to having appointed times during the day and night to pray. It is a regular and consistent pattern of … Continue reading
Some weeks ago (#36) I described Lectio Divina as a way of being with Scripture. You may recall that Lectio Divina is often described as having four movements: (1) Read/lectio, in which a passage is read slowly, often read several … Continue reading
Some time back a friend pointed me to a practice that combines prayer and a form of journaling. In the book Writing to God: 40 Days of Praying with my Pen Rachel Hackenberg provides writing prompts based on scripture to … Continue reading
This week my mind is still much on retreat. While a lot of my time last week at the retreat center was spent in small groups and listening to lectures, a day was set aside for silence. The leader gave … Continue reading
This week I am away from my normal routine at a retreat center attending a four day workshop on spiritual direction. This seemed a very good time to think about a practice we have not yet mentioned, retreat. Adele Ahlberg … Continue reading