Category: prayer practices
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Holy Threads of Breath Prayer
When life feels most overwhelming, we return to the essentials. We focus on the most basic elements of being alive like breathing in and out. Our breath is fundamental to our vitality. God breathes into the world in the beginning of creation. That divine breath animates the human form and that life force continues to…
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Holy Threads of Journaling
Packed away with my notes from college and seminary that I can’t bear to throw away are the journals I kept as a young girl. I was faithful in this practice. I wrote every night about all of the happenings of my life in beautiful bound books some of which had lock and key so…
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Holy Threads of the Daily Examen
I started praying the examen years ago when I was really struggling to find God in the midst of my days. It felt, then, that there was just so much to do. I didn’t have time to pause. Or reflect. Or notice a darn thing, so I needed something to look back over the course…
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Holy Threads of Lectio Divina
I have felt a desire to return to the holy, poetic words of scripture. As a preacher and a pastor, I have had the honor of struggling with these sacred words and trying to make sense of them for this present moment. It isn’t always easy and I will never be quite certain that I’ve…
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