Practices for Learning How to See

The prayer/intention used for Conspiracy Bias, as heard on Episode 6, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Mike: Companion who walks with me in light and darkness, Gigi: help me guard my heart from stories and theories Brian: that cast me as an innocent victim or virtuous hero, Paul: while simultaneously casting someone else as villain or enemy. Mike: Instead, help me join your cosmic conspiracy Gigi: of kindness, justice, joy, and peace for all, Brian: seeing myself and all my neighbors Paul: as equal beneficiaries of your boundless, merciful love. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Cash Bias, as heard on Episode 6, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Mike: Cosmic witness who cannot lie, Gigi: keep me vigilant against con artists for whom lies and truth are spoken with equal confidence, Paul: and who tell me what I want to hear Brian: so that I will do what they desire. Mike: Protect me from surrendering to others Gigi: my responsibility to think for myself. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Cash Bias, as heard on Episode 5, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Gigi: Beloved One who loves me, Mike: help me to hate money in comparison with you, Paul: and help me see in the love of money Brian: the hidden root of all kinds of evil, Gigi: so that I may see and cherish what has true value, Mike: freely giving what I cannot keep Paul: to gain what I cannot lose. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Catastrophe Bias, as heard on Episode 5, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Gigi: Holy Light who illumines what is real, Brian: help me to see danger that is all the more threatening Mike: because it unfolds gradually, Paul: and likewise, help me to see possibility that is easily missed Gigi: because it emerges slowly and subtly. Mike: Grant me, I pray, the long view. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Comfort Bias, as heard on Episode 4, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Gigi: Spirit of truth who sets us free by the truth, Paul: please strengthen my desire for truth Mike: So that I will face rather than reject Brian: truths that will inconvenience me. Gigi; Grant me resolve to welcome the pain that often comes with wisdom. Paul; Help me choose empathy over apathy. Mike: Help me choose courage over complacency. Brian: And help me to abhor the bliss that accompanies ignorance. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Conservative Liberal Bias, as heard on Episode 4, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Gigi: Holy Source of both surprise and consistency, Mike: help me never to be held captive by rigid ideology on the one had Brian: or addiction to novelty on the other. Paul: Do not let me be blinded by conformity or loyalty Gigi: to any political party or economic theory. Brian: Help me always to do justice persistently, Paul: love kindness cheerfully, Gigi: and with unflagging sincerity, Mike: to walk in humility with you, Living God. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Consciousness Bias, as heard on Episode 3, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Mike: Voice who beckons me toward growth, Paul: help me see what I am mature enough to see right now, Gigi: and not only that: help me to know now how little I can know Brian: until I grow more mature. Mike: Grant me curiosity and awe Paul: so that I may honor the bottomless, limitless wonder, Gigi: and the beauty, glory, and mystery Brian: That permeate this world. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Competency Bias, as heard on Episode 3, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Paul: Wellspring of all self-knowledge, Mike: give me humility so that I do not overestimate my competence. Gigi: Save me from both excessive confidence and a lack of confidence; Brian: instead, please grant me proper confidence, Paul: to see myself, my abilities, and my limitations Gigi: with a clear eye and sound mind. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Contact Bias, as heard on Episode 2, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Paul: Revealer of insight, Gigi: do not let me be satisfied to see only what is visible from my limited perspective. Mike: Grant me insatiable curiosity to understand Brian: what my neighbors can see from their different vantage points. Gigi: Help me draw near to them, to walk with them, Mike: to see through their eyes, hear through their ears, Brian: and feel through their experience, Paul: so our shared horizons will be broadened. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Complementarity Bias, as heard on Episode 2, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Mike: Spirit of wisdom, Gigi: protect me from being misled by those whose words are full of flattery, familiarity, and false promises, Paul: and keep me humble enough to learn from those Brian: whom I am tempted to dismiss as strange, difficult, or unfriendly. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Community Bias, as heard on Episode 2, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Gigi: Inspirer of holy boldness and humble bravery, Mike: give me the humility to learn from my community Paul: along with the courage differ graciously from my community, Brian: seeking truth even when my companions are unwilling to see it or accept it. Gigi: Help me remain humbly loyal to the truth Mike: even when I am misjudged and rejected by my community for doing so. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Complexity Bias, as heard on Episode 1, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Mike: Spirit of wisdom and understanding, Brian: help me not be seduced by simple lies Gigi: or repelled by complex truths. Paul: Instead, teach me to seek out understanding as if it were hidden treasure, Mike: digging deep beneath surface appearances Gigi: to discover what is real in the depths. © 2021, Brian McLaren

The prayer/intention used for Confirmation Bias, as heard on Episode 1, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Brian: Source of all truth, Mike: help me to hunger for truth, Gigi: even if it upsets, modifies, or overturns what I already think is true. Paul: Guide me into all the truth I can bear, Brian: and stretch me to bear more, Mike: so that I may always choose the whole truth — even with disruption — Gigi: over half-truths with self-deception. Paul: Grant me passion to follow wisdom wherever it leads. © 2021, Brian McLaren