Prayer
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Public Prayer
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6 min read
The gospel for Ash Wednesday invites us to rethink praying in public. And what it is we’re really going on about.
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I don’t want a right to coercive prayer
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2 min read
In advancing a right to pray, the Supreme Court is now pretending your right to refuse doesn’t even matter.
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Pray
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1 min read
Making your beautiful prayer common. Prompt 5: Let’s hear what you’ve got! Read: Read over your notes and prayers from last week. Assignment: Pick an opening and closing that you like. And practice praying with the basic outline. Practice in a mirror, in the shower, or in your car–wherever you are.Take notes on what works for you…
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Construct
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1 min read
This is the day you’ve been waiting for. It’s time to write a prayer. Maybe you’ve done this already. But if not, here’s your chance. Prompt 4: You have everything you need right now! Read: Read over your notes and previous assignments. Pick out the themes that speak to you. Assignment: Write a prayer using the four…
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Form
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1 min read
When I was a kid, all I knew about prayer was from what we did. I learned about prayer by observing it. This week, we’re going to explore the different forms prayer takes. Prompt 3: Where is the diversity in your prayer life? Read: Read about Prayer and Worship in the Book of Common Prayer (The Catechism pp.…
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Deconstruct
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1 min read
When a master composes a symphony, we ask, “how does she do it?”Or a painter transforms a canvas, the same, “how does she do it?” What is genius? True genius is using your skill to make the difficult seem ordinary. Prompt 2: What are prayers made of? Read: Study the prayers found in the Prayers…