A Prayer for Spiritual Friendship
A prayer of gratitude for friends who help us notice God, speak honestly, recover perspective, and remain faithful through shared joy and struggle.
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A Prayer for Small Groups
A prayer for participating in a small group with honesty, attentive listening, faithful presence, healthy vulnerability, and openness to God’s work through others.
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A Prayer for Discipling Others
A prayer for accompanying another person’s spiritual growth with humility, patience, integrity, attentive listening, and faithful encouragement.
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A Prayer for Spiritual Direction
A prayer for the humility to seek wise spiritual companionship, speak honestly, receive insight, and listen more carefully for God’s guidance.
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A Prayer for Teachability
A prayer for receiving correction with humility, listening without defensiveness, and remaining open to the people and experiences through which God continues to teach us.
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A Prayer for Journaling
A prayer for writing honestly before God, bringing hidden thoughts and emotions into the light, and remembering his faithfulness across the changing seasons of life.
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Welcoming What We Would Rather Avoid
The Spiritual Discipline of Welcoming Prayer There are feelings we welcome easily. Joy. Gratitude. Peace. Hope. Then there are the others. Fear. Anger. Anxiety. Jealousy. Sadness. Shame. Disappointment.
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Prayer Walking
The Spiritual Discipline of Prayer Walking Most of us walk through places without really seeing them. We pass houses. Businesses. Schools. Parks. Neighborhoods. People moving quickly from one
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Prayer of Recollection
The Spiritual Discipline of the Prayer of Recollection Most of us know what it feels like to be scattered. Our bodies are in one place. Our minds are
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Prayer Partners
The Spiritual Discipline of Prayer Partners There are prayers we pray alone. In the quiet of the morning. Late at night. While driving. Walking. Waiting. Those prayers matter
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