Podcasts about welcoming prayer

Welcome to our June 1st message as we kick off Hillside's new summer series: And / Also.This week, we dive into Welcoming Prayer—an invitation to welcome God into every opportunity, every relationship, and every part of our lives. Prayer isn't just a spiritual task—it's a relationship. Learn how prayer in Jesus' name helps us align with God's heart and purposes, both for ourselves and the world around us.Use our Summer Journal (print or digital) to practice Rhythms & Relationships all season long!Download the R&R Journal here: https://hillsidecc.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Summer-RR-Journal_2025.pdf#Prayer #SummerSeries #AndAlso #SpiritualGrowth #HCC2025For the full gathering of this message which includes worship, visit our Youtube channel. Stay Connected With Hillside Community Church.Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/c/HillsideCommunityChurchInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/hillsidechurches/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/hillsidechurchesWebsite | https://hillsidechurches.com

In her sermon this week, Pastor Rebecca preached on releasing control. She cites the poem "Welcoming Prayer" by Mary Mrozowski.

Today's episode introduces two seemingly opposite topics that actually have surprising overlap -- Ignatian spirituality and the beliefs of the German Christian movement. Both topics hold much wisdom and challenge for us here in the Year of our Lord 2025. We begin with the Welcoming Prayer by Father Thomas Keating and discuss the Ignatian Examen alongside the mindset of the German Christians in 1933. What might God be speaking to us today through our own consolations and desolations?

Jubilee: the Year of Radical Release – pt. 1 The Economics of Jesus. This week is Formation Sunday and Christine is teaching from the story of the Rich Young Ruler. We will be doing another formation practice of release: releasing fear, using the Welcoming Prayer.

Feb. 9th, 2025 Devoted to Prayer Self-reliance is often celebrated as a mark of success and maturity in our culture today Acts 2:42-44 The Believers Form a Community 42All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper), and to prayer. 43A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. 44And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. When we prioritize self-reliance, we miss out on the richness of what God intended and designed for us to experience. James 1:22 But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. Philippians 2:3-5 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset of Christ Jesus. Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another. Postures of prayer: I should pray I must pray Our Rhythms: Engage Push Exhaustion Jesus Rhythms: Engage Withdraw Refill George Muller “I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not, how I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord... but how I might get my soul into a happy state, and how my inner man may be nourished. I saw that the most important thing I had to do was to give myself to the reading of the Word of God and to meditation of it.” John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Isaiah 37:14 Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord. 15And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: Psalm 55:22 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you, he will never let the righteous be shaken. 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Matthew 26 (Garden of Gethsemane) Jesus gave God his feelings Jesus gave God his desires Jesus gave God his trust Prayer isn't a play to be good, it's a place to be honest 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 16Always be joyful. 17Never stop praying. 18Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. The Welcoming Prayer by Father Thomas Keating Welcome, welcome, welcome. I welcome everything that comes to me today because I know it's for my healing. I welcome all thoughts, feelings, emotions, persons, situations, and conditions. I let go of my desire for power and control. I let go of my desire for affection, esteem, approval and pleasure. I let go of my desire for survival and security. I let go of my desire to change any situation, condition, person or myself. I open myself to the love and presence of God and God's action within. Amen.

The radical turn of mindfulness meditation is to meet whatever is here, instead of worrying about how to "fix" ourselves to stop whatever is coming up. This practice explores "The Welcoming Prayer." If "God" language doesn't work for you, please feel free to substitute as best for you. The Welcoming Prayer Welcome, welcome, welcome. I welcome everything that comes to me in this moment  because I know it is for my healing. I welcome all thoughts, feelings, emotions, persons, situations and conditions. I let go of my desire for security.  I let go of my desire for approval.  I let go of my desire for control. I let go of my desire to change any situation, condition, person, or myself. I open to the love and presence of God and the healing action and grace within.       ––– Mary Mrozowski 1925-1993

In this episode the Welcoming Prayer by Father Keating and NTI , Matthew, Chapter 6, v. 9-13 were contemplated.

This guided practice is a part of our series The Liturgy of Politics. As we seek to untangle ourselves from the partisan liturgies of our culture, we are engaging counter-formational practices. In response to our partisan culture which uses fear as a political tool, we offer a practice that can help us welcome the love and presence of Jesus into our fear so that we might be the kind of people whose political activity is marked by love.

Speaker: Adam Sandwell --- Learning to surrender through the practice of prayer.

Summertime comes with a vengeance this year across much of our world. Sustained high temperatures can have broad impact like damaging crops, illness or death for livestock, widespread power outages, and severe risk of wildfires. Several fires are blazing across the globe today. Sometimes our spiritual lives can feel scorched by heat, dried in the sun, or even singed by life's occasional firestorm. Today's Welcoming Prayer, first recorded in the 2020 Pandemic, will help you get in touch with your interior state of being, then gently walk you through the three parts of the Welcoming Prayer as you awaken to God's renewing presence in your life. Find a quiet place, or pop in your earbuds wherever you are, to simply breathe and listen. Download TranscriptThanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian Mann, admin. General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGMusik, 458 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30308. copyright@umcmission.org “The Trees of the Field,” Community of Christ Sings # 645, Music © 1975 Stuart Dauerman, Lillenas Publishing Company (admin. Music Services). All music for this episode was performed by Dr. Jan Kraybill, and produced by Chad Godfrey. NOTE: The series that make up the Project Zion Podcast explore the unique spiritual and theological gifts Community of Christ offers for today's world. Although Project Zion Podcast is a Ministry of Community of Christ. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those speaking and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Community of Christ.

In this episode the "Welcoming Prayer" from Father Thomas Keating is contemplated. "Welcome, welcome, welcome. I welcome everything that comes to me today because I know it's for my healing. I welcome all thoughts, feelings, emotions, persons, situations, & conditions."

Welcome to season 23! This season we are using the framework of the enneagram, and in particular the ways the 3 instinctual subtypes impact each enneagram number, to help people do the necessary inner work of knowing themselves and managing anxiety, triggers, and stuck patterns so that they can lead others well. This season, we are moving beyond the basics of describing each number type to look at our instincts and what motivates our behaviors. Special guest, Erin Baute, a leadership behavior strategist with over 20 years of experience in behavior change and professional development, joins us all season long to help us do this important work.   Today, Ruth kicks off the season with a solo episode. She gives an introduction to the season ahead, an overview of how she uses the enneagram as a tool, in conjunction with the Holy Spirit, for self-examination and confession, and some guidance for interacting with the enneagram well. We conclude this episode with the Welcoming Prayer, a prayer Ruth often uses as a way to pray into the new things we discover about ourselves as we work with the enneagram.   Mentioned in the episode: Erin Baute, our guest this season. Find more info at her website or follow her on instagram!   Helpful Enneagram Resources: We are diving straight into the deep end of the enneagram this season. If you need some introductory resources to the Enneagram we highly recommend the following: Self to Lose, Self to Find by Marilyn Vancil The Road Back To You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Cron The Story of You by Ian Cron The Enneagram for Black Liberation by Chichi Agorom The Enneagram A Christian Perspective by Richard Rohr   Interested in our live virtual event: SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: An Essential Practice for Transforming Leaders? Visit our Online Oasis Information page to learn more and sign up today!   Music Credit: Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist Chasing Butterflies from Music in Solitude   Support the podcast! This season patrons will receive weekly bonus episodes that will help take these conversations deeper. We have journal prompts for each of the 9 numbers, guidance from Erin on how to determine your instinct or subtype, and more! Become a patron today by visiting our Patreon page!     The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.  Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self! Learn more and apply HERE.   *this post contains affiliate links

This is a relaunch of prayer practices from the 2021 Lenten Season. Consider utilizing the podcast as a resource to connect with God in prayer this Lenten season. This Lenten season, we are leaning into the practices of prayer, fasting and generosity. We invite you to utilize The Welcoming Prayer as a guide this season. The Welcoming Prayer guides us to bring our whole selves - our needs, thoughts, wants, emotions and circumstances into God's presence. The Welcoming Prayer is a helpful guide for us utilize to acknowledge our emotions, rather than avoiding them or trying to suppress them and to invite God's presence and power into, so we can experience wholeness through the action and power of the holy spirit. The Welcoming Prayer by Father Thomas Keating Welcome, welcome, welcome. I welcome everything that comes to me today because I know it's for my healing. I welcome all thoughts, feelings, emotions, persons, situations, and conditions. I let go of my desire for power and control. I let go of my desire for affection, esteem, approval and pleasure. I let go of my desire for survival and security. I let go of my desire to change any situation, condition, person or myself. I open myself to the love and presence of God and God's action within. Amen.

Welcome to another episode of Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick, where today we're diving deep once again with Peter Zaremba into the transformative power of the Welcoming Prayer. This practice is your toolkit to embracing difficult emotions right where you are – focus on the emotion, welcome it with open arms, and surrender it actively to God. Our experiences and insights reveal how welcoming your feelings, not the circumstances, can shift your perspective and connect you deeper to divine peace. It's not about the noise around you but the stillness within you. Transform fear into love, chaos into serenity, and unrest into a profound sense of presence. Join us as we welcome and surrender to the uncomfortable – turning every moment into an opportunity for growth and connection with the ever-present love of God. HELPFUL RESOURCES:Episode 288 - Michael with Peter Zaremba, "7 Toxic Outcomes of Maintaining Control"Episode 289 - Michael with Peter Zaremba, "Releasing Control, Embracing Serenity" Episode 290 - Rob Mathes, "Bridging the Sacred and Secular: A Chat with Rob Mathes" CONTACT RESTORING THE SOUL:- Tweet us at @michaeljcusick and @PodcastRTS- Like us on Facebook- Follow us on Instagram & Twitter- Follow Michael on Twitter- Email us at info@restoringthesoul.com Thanks for listening!

In this episode the "Welcoming Prayer" from Thomas Keating was contemplated as well as quotes 173 & 162 from the Supreme Yoga and "The Seven Steps of Awakening" with Michael Langford.

Join us in the first episode of our "Whispers of Advent" series as we delve into a heartfelt welcoming prayer, setting the tone for the season. Together, we open our hearts to God, expressing our openness to His plans for us during this Advent journey. Discover the power of embracing the anticipation and preparing our spirits for the joy and blessings that lie ahead.

Join us in the first episode of our "Whispers of Advent" series as we delve into a heartfelt welcoming prayer, setting the tone for the season. Together, we open our hearts to God, expressing our openness to His plans for us during this Advent journey. Discover the power of embracing the anticipation and preparing our spirits for the joy and blessings that lie ahead.

Listen to this eye-opening interview with Colette Eaton, an author who is passionate about sharing new and fresh ways to engage with Faith and God.  Even if you are not religious, this episode will help you to uncover the root cause of some of your emotions as a childless woman.  Colette shares with us:how her own struggles with infertility and grief were influenced by her Christian upbringinghow the mother identity can become an idol and how to shift your viewhow to change your perception of belongingColette's Website: https://coletteeaton.com/Colette on Substack: Courage and CandorInstagram: @colette_eatonKey Topics:2:22 Colette's story of infertility and how she determined she had reached the end of the road07:59 The guilt she felt when she stopped trying to conceive11:36 "God hasn't blessed me"16:03 How to embrace our own humanity and surrender our limitations22:03 Letting go of the Motherhood identity as an idol30:03 Expanding our view of motherhood32:42 What is the true self vs false self34:48 Colette's prayer practices and the Welcoming Prayer

Consider creating space to engage with this Sunday's episode on the Welcoming Prayer, which is a prayer practice originating from the contemplative Christian tradition. May this prayer practice guide us to be present with our experiences instead of resisting or escaping them. Together, let us open our hearts and mind to the power of the Welcoming Prayer and allow its wisdom to transform our relationship with life's inevitable ups and downs.

This is a way of praying that just helps! And help is what most of us seem to need these days. How do we find words to form in prayer when we are knotted up inside; when we are speechless? The Welcome Prayer is a prayer of letting go and holding palms up in sweet surrender. I use this prayer often and this podcast is about learning to mouth the words and find meaning each time we pray it! Enjoy!   MENTIONED IN PODCAST The Welcome Prayer by Father Thomas Keating Matthew 6:5-13 (The Message) Lectio Divina   SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate Here for an individual contribution. CONTACT US podcast@pottersinn.com   INTERESTED IN MORE SOUL CARE RESOURCES? Check out our recommended reading, books on spiritual growth, and our soul care blog. Want to experience soul care in person? Learn more about our soul care intensives and retreats. 

Welcome to The Divine & I hosted by Haley Shay. In this episode, Haley will host her first guest, Channing, who is a great friend she met while in seminary. Channing brings forth rich imagery of slugs, moss, seafoam, soil, roots, wildflowers and more to describe how she has come to see the Divine as Creator and Gardener in her everyday life. The hope for this podcast is to welcome and explore the mystery of the Divine, be encouraged to deepen our understanding of the innermost self, and seek delight in the life gifted to us by the Divine.   Visit the website: https://www.thedivineandi.com Follow the pod on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.divine.and.i/ Use code Divine20 to receive 20% off a couples session or wedding at https://www.jaderae.com/  Welcoming Prayer: https://streamsgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/The-Welcoming-Prayer.pdf Leave a donation: https://www.thedivineandi.com/donations

Psychologist Dr. Bruce P. from Los Angeles, California leads Fr. Bill and listeners through a series of brief meditations focused on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle. Several one-minute exercises bring the teachings alive in ways you won't want to miss. A guide to the exercises is included in the Show Notes. Show Notes: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle - Purchase or find an online pdf version available free. Contact Dr. Bruce at: powerofnowtherapist@gmail.com Power of Now Lab Notes from Dr. Bruce Overview: (1)  The Purpose of these Practices (2)  The Obstacles to Practice (3)  The Benefits of the Practices (4)  The Duration and Use of These Practices in Daily Life One-Minute Thoughtless Awareness Practices (1)  Observing the Breath without thought (2)  Observing an Inner Body Sensation without thought (3)  Listening without thought (4)  Seeing without thought Self Observation Practices “Am I at ease?” “Am I treating this moment as a means to an end?” “Have I been thinking of the future or the past?” “Am I wanting to be somewhere other than Where I am now?” The Welcoming Prayer for Presence: Request a copy from Dr. Bruce --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherbillw/support

You are God's chosen people. You are holy and dearly loved. So put on tender mercy and kindness as if they were your clothes. Don't be proud. Be gentle and patient. Put up with one another. Forgive one another if you are holding something against someone. Forgive, just as the Lord forgave you. And over all these good things put on love. Love holds them all together perfectly as if they were one (Colossians 3:12-14). Contemporary Testimony: Our World Belongs to God: The church is a gathering of forgiven sinners called to be holy. Saved by the patient grace of God, we deal patiently with others and together confess our need for grace and forgiveness (39). Imagine with me: what does the typical Christian look like? How does this person behave? What stands out as the driving motivation of their life? Hang on to these questions and images for a moment. Yesterday's Hamilton Spectator included an opinion piece by Michael Cohen. It was more of a rant. It began with Canadian census data which indicates that the number of people claiming to be Christian is steadily declining. Michael wondered why Christian leaders are alarmed by this. “There are seemingly endless stories of abuse, examples of hypocrisy, gruesome tales of historic oppression, anti-vaccination hysteria, mobs proclaiming their faith as they scream support for Donald Trump…” he writes. He does not want to be identified with this expression of Christianity. Many who think like him refuse to check Christian on the census form. I've ranted about this myself. And then I wonder if I am partially at fault. Maybe I have not lived grace well enough. Maybe I have not preached grace well enough. I've long believed that there is only one topic for preaching, and that is grace, God's grace. And the church needs to hear it now more than ever. Passages like our text frequently catch me up short. Why are they not front and centre in our churches? It tells us what Christians should look like: merciful, kind, gentle, patient, quick to forgive, not holding grudges, loving. When others think Christian, this is the image that ought to come to their minds. The Contemporary Testimony gets it right: “saved by the patient grace of God, we deal patiently with others and together confess our need for grace and forgiveness”. Why, if this is our confession, is it not deeply engrained in our communities? As I was growing up, each Sunday evening I heard a sermon based on the Heidelberg Catechism which begins with these brilliant words, “I am not my own, but belong-body and soul, in life and in death-to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ…Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.” This catches the content of our text quite well. Once we know that we are God's chosen people, our lives can begin to change. Again, I wonder, why are Christians not known for this. Who wouldn't want to be part of this kind of community? What do we do about it? There is only one thing to do. Begin at home, in one's own life. This week's prayer practice is called the ‘Welcoming Prayer.' It invites us to be mindful of all the times we face temptations to grasp for ‘security, affection or control'. And when faced with such, we then surrender ourselves to Jesus, believing that he offers all the security and affection that we need, and we give control of ourselves to him. We release ourselves to Jesus and welcome him in. We are the ones who can change the image other folks have of Christianity.

We have talked about the situational practice called the Welcoming Prayer before (S2 E37) In this episode we practice this practice together. Try-on this short but powerful way to consent to the actions and presences of God within. Get your free guide and copy of the Welcoming Prayer: www.breatheandbe.com

During our contemplation series, we have asked each guest to share a mediation. Brent shares a lovely meditation on embodying our thoughts, feelings emotions, and life circumstances. He says, it feels like a bit of a variation of The Welcoming Prayer. For more see https://www.hintsofgladness.com/

In this episode I share a prayer practice that has been part of going deeper in the Father's love - the Welcoming Prayer. I hope this will help frame our time as we seek to be still and make space to receive what God already wants to give us.

“Ken, if the ship sinks now, everyone will blame you.” It wasn't the ideal pep talk for a pastor in his first few days on the job, especially at a church that had gone through 20 pastors in 20 years. But when someone spoke those words to Ken Shigematsu, he stuck it out. 25 years later, he's still leading Tenth Church in Vancouver, Canada. Steve Carter asks about his sermon prep process, and Ken explains how a tidbit from preaching legend Haddon Robinson transformed his method from anxiety-laden to prayerful一from crammed to creative. Ken shares why he's thankful for his Japanese heritage, and how he's learned to surrender outcomes to God through Father Thomas Keating's “The Welcoming Prayer,” and practicing sabbath. He also uses an app called Centering Prayer that pings him throughout the day, reminding him to receive from God, not just achieve for God. EPISODE LINKS Ken's books: Survival Guide for the Soul, God In My Everything Church: https://www.tenth.ca @KenShigematsu @steveryancarter @craft_character Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we offer you a “Space for God” devotional led by Danny Nasry (one of Coracle's Community Ministers). Danny's reflection invites us to do something a little counter-cultural— to connect with and embrace our inherent human weaknesses as a way into deeper prayer and worship. He draws on scripture, story, and poetry, and we hope each is a blessing to you.inthecoracle.org  |  @inthecoracleSupport the show

Ruth and guest Steve Cuss continue to explore Systems Theory. This week they look at leadership, anxiety, and the false self. What are some examples of false selves and false beliefs and how do they relate to anxiety? What is the calm presence? Ruth and Steve's conversation covers all this and more, including an invitation to participate in the practice of the Welcoming Prayer. Steve Cuss Resources: Steve's website Managing Leadership Anxiety, Yours and Theirs by Steve Cuss Calm, Aware, Present Journal kickstarter campaign   General Resources for Systems Theory: Season 9 Episode 6 of the Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Podcast Season 9 Episode 7 of the Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Podcast Family Systems and Congregational Life: A Map for Ministry by R. Robert Creech Lombard Mennonite Peace Center Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue by Edwin H. Friedman Extraordinary Relationships: A new Way of Thinking about Human Interactions by Roberta M Gilbert Music Credit: Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist   Support the podcast! This season, patrons will receive exclusive bonus content that includes conversations with Ruth and Steve that delve into episode topics a little deeper. This week we will offer some thoughts on the Welcoming Prayer. Become a patron today by visiting our Patreon page!     The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.  Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!

On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, Youth & Family Director Jeremy Touroo and moderator Dana Hall continue discussing the power of prayer. The "25 Types of Prayer" give us a foundation for what to pray and how to pray. Listed below are the types of prayer from justdisciple.com discussed in today's episode. Thanks for listening and we hope this discussion helps grow your walk with Christ! https://justdisciple.com/prayer-method/ 1. ACTS (includes confessional prayer) a. Prayer for Adoration/Blessing b. Prayer of Contrition/Repentance/Confession c. Prayer of Thanksgiving/Gratitude d. Prayer of Supplication/Petition/Intercession (explain what these words mean) Or PRAY a. Praise – Praising God for who he is b. Repent – humbly acknowledging your sin before God c. Ask – Asking God to provide for your needs or needs of others d. Yield – an act of submission to his will in your life 2. Personalizing Scripture – insert yourself or someone else into its context 3. Corporate Prayer – coming together to pray as a group (usually has a purpose) 4. Prayer journaling/prompts 5. Prayer thru song & worship – praying the lyrics or pray while you worship to that song 6. Prayer Walks – praying over a specific location 7. Praying the Psalms – select a Psalm to communicate your thoughts 8. Praying the Scriptures – similar to above but with a larger pool to select from 9. Intercessory Prayer – commitment to fight spiritual battles in prayers & inviting God in to help 10. The Lord's Prayer 11. Silent Prayer – conversation with God and conversations go both ways 12. Fasting – prayer is usually part of fasting as one gives up the time it takes to eat & prays instead 13. Fixed-Hour Prayer – set specific times to pray each day, make God that center of your schedule 14. Inner-Healing Prayer – until you bring your wounds to God, you will never experience true healing 15. Listening Prayer – focus on hearing what God has to say to you 16. Liturgical Prayer – pray someone else's words over yourself vs. using your own words 17. Prayer of Lament – expression of sorrow, anger, suffering, frustration to God. 18. Visio Divina - similar to praying with icons but on a broader scale. Praying with eyes buy using variety of artwork pieces as inspiration to prayer 19. Centering Prayer – meditative, sit in the presence of God and allow him to be the center of everything in your life 20. Contemplative Prayer – similar to above but focused more on abiding, be with Jesus/God. 21. Conversational Prayer – unique form of corporate prayer in which a group takes turns praying beginning with a focus on a specific topic 22. Prayer Partners – share passion and accountability between 2 people 23. Prayer of Recollection – focused on laying aside distraction to focus on God 24. Welcoming Prayer – prayer that invites God into every area of your life 25. Praying with Icons – prevalent in historical churches but not used much any more. Many historical churches had painting on walls called icons which were representative of different theological principles. Congregation would think on those paintings as they prayed and use them as a means to better understand God.

On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, Youth & Family Director Jeremy Touroo and moderator Dana Hall continue discussing the power of prayer. The Lord's Prayer and the "25 Types of Prayer" give us a foundation for what to pray and how to pray. Listed below are the types of prayer from justdisciple.com. https://justdisciple.com/prayer-method/ 1. ACTS (includes confessional prayer) a. Prayer for Adoration/Blessing b. Prayer of Contrition/Repentance/Confession c. Prayer of Thanksgiving/Gratitude d. Prayer of Supplication/Petition/Intercession (explain what these words mean) Or PRAY a. Praise – Praising God for who he is b. Repent – humbly acknowledging your sin before God c. Ask – Asking God to provide for your needs or needs of others d. Yield – an act of submission to his will in your life 2. Personalizing Scripture – insert yourself or someone else into its context 3. Corporate Prayer – coming together to pray as a group (usually has a purpose) 4. Prayer journaling/prompts 5. Prayer thru song & worship – praying the lyrics or pray while you worship to that song 6. Prayer Walks – praying over a specific location 7. Praying the Psalms – select a Psalm to communicate your thoughts 8. Praying the Scriptures – similar to above but with a larger pool to select from 9. Intercessory Prayer – commitment to fight spiritual battles in prayers & inviting God in to help 10. The Lord's Prayer 11. Silent Prayer – conversation with God and conversations go both ways 12. Fasting – prayer is usually part of fasting as one gives up the time it takes to eat & prays instead 13. Fixed-Hour Prayer – set specific times to pray each day, make God that center of your schedule 14. Inner-Healing Prayer – until you bring your wounds to God, you will never experience true healing 15. Listening Prayer – focus on hearing what God has to say to you 16. Liturgical Prayer – pray someone else's words over yourself vs. using your own words 17. Prayer of Lament – expression of sorrow, anger, suffering, frustration to God. 18. Visio Divina - similar to praying with icons but on a broader scale. Praying with eyes buy using variety of artwork pieces as inspiration to prayer 19. Centering Prayer – meditative, sit in the presence of God and allow him to be the center of everything in your life 20. Contemplative Prayer – similar to above but focused more on abiding, be with Jesus/God. 21. Conversational Prayer – unique form of corporate prayer in which a group takes turns praying beginning with a focus on a specific topic 22. Prayer Partners – share passion and accountability between 2 people 23. Prayer of Recollection – focused on laying aside distraction to focus on God 24. Welcoming Prayer – prayer that invites God into every area of your life 25. Praying with Icons – prevalent in historical churches but not used much any more. Many historical churches had painting on walls called icons which were representative of different theological principles. Congregation would think on those paintings as they prayed and use them as a means to better understand God. Thanks for listening and we hope this discussion helps grow your walk with Christ!

A daily devotional for the Lent journey on scripture, a liturgy, a poem, or the life of a saint to ground you in God and His peace.

In this teaching episode, I share with you the process that I guide my coaching clients through when emotions get constricted or feel hard to let ourselves experience. I offer a step-by-step process for experiencing our feelings so that we are not pushing them down into our subconscious and causing a slow build-up of raw emotions that eventually results in some variation of feeling completely overwhelmed. At the end of this teaching episode, I also share with you an eight-minute guided meditation called The Welcoming Prayer. This guided meditation is also accessible here on InsightTimer https://insig.ht/ry4dZHJsmgb and you can connect with Abbi as a teacher on the app here https://insig.ht/SpBtrO1b1hbRegister for the virtual Growth & Self Care series workshop series with Abbi at www.abbirodriguez.com/enneagram-sessionsInterested in Enneagram coaching? Schedule a FREE Discovery Call at www.abbirodriguez.com/coachingConnect with Abbi on Instagram at @enneagramspace to learn more!

W tym spotkaniu:Życie toczy się w przestrzeni chwili obecnej, wszystko przed to wspomnienia, wszystko po, to życzenia. Kiedy to staje się dla nas oczywiste i nie dlatego, że ktoś tak powiedział, ale dlatego, że tak mówi nasze własne doświadczenie, wtedy zmienia się wszystko na co patrzymy i co przeżywamy. Okazuje się, że nie musimy radzić sobie z całym naszym życiem i z tym wszystkim, co nazywamy problemami, wystarczy zająć się tylko tym, co przynosi chwila obecna, a to o wiele prostsze niż się wydaje. Praktyka życzliwego przyjmowania znana również jako Welcoming Prayer może bardzo w tym pomóc. Piękne wyrażenie - Sakrament chwili obecnej - przybliża nam święty charakter każdej chwili. Umiejętność przyjmowania życia (a nie używania życia) otwiera przed nami najpiękniejszą możliwość, której nic nie dorówna - możliwość dawania życia.Spotkania w cyklu Kontemplacyjny wymiar Ewangelii odbywają się na platformie Zoom w każdą niedzielę o 11:00, wszyscy chętni mogą w nich uczestniczyć poprzez link: https://wojciech555.clickmeeting.com/kontemplacyjny-wymiar-ewangeliiRozważasz wsparcie tego kanału i mojej pracy oto jak to zrobić - kliknij na link:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qSixAlQL1x0lSLZOapg78T7B7BOFw4gPHT6zjZ4p6b4/edit?usp=sharing

In this teaching episode, I offer some practices to balance out the Inner Critic & the exhausting effect the “should” & “oughts” can have on our daily lives. This episode expounds on one of the topics that arose in the Coaching Session with a Type One in the previous episode. Checkout the Welcoming Prayer guided meditation on InSight Timer https://insig.ht/ry4dZHJsmgb and join Abbi's meditation community https://insig.ht/SpBtrO1b1hbLearn more about yourself and others in an upcoming virtual workshop series with Abbi. Register at www.abbirodriguez.com/enneagram-sessionsInterested in Enneagram coaching? Schedule a FREE Discovery Call at www.abbirodriguez.com/coaching

When life is busy and crazy, we often end up living for ourselves, reacting out of our own fears and anxieties. In this episode of Practicing Presence Pastor Cullen and Clayton discuss the Welcoming Prayer as a piece of our how to pray series. Welcoming God into our fears and anxieties is the topic of the spiritual formation podcast episode. Happy Listening! If you would like to partner with us financially we would be honored and you can do so here: https://mywellhousechurch.churchcente... Our Socials: WellHouse Church Website: mywellhouse.church Instagram: @mywellhouse.church Facebook: @mywellhouse.church Youtube: Wellhouse Church - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Ls... Pastor Cullen Instagram: @PastorCullen Facebook: @Pastor Cullen Youtube: @PastorCullen - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfUd... Clayton Instagram: @jcware99 Facebook: Clayton Ware Our Identity: WellHouse Church is a church seeking to reimagine what the church is. Too many people have been hurt by a church in their past, because church has become something that it was never meant to be: an event or building that we attend. At WellHouse, we believe that the people of God are the church and that the love of God should be experienced through the people of God. So, WellHouse has returned to a New Testament expression of our faith by meeting in homes and dedicating ourselves to: the teaching of the scriptures, the fellowship of the believers, the breaking of bread together, and praying together for one another. We are focused on being a genuine expression of Christian hospitality and service to our community and the people of our community. At WellHouse we want to be a place where people can Be Real, Be Relational, and Be Restored. As our leadership was dreaming up this vision, we looked at Scripture and saw that the earliest expressions of the church met in homes and it was rare that all of the believers were together. Today, most churches have found themselves spending a large portion of their budget on buildings that they rarely use. Not WellHouse. We want to keep our overhead low so we can spend our money on the things that matter, being the hands and feet of Jesus. So, we meet in the homes of our members for the majority of our meetings. Once per month, we all come together at a rented facility to devote our selves together as the whole church for the purpose of worshipping God together.

In this episode, we’re creating our own stories of disruption through a contemplative prayer practice. The Welcoming Prayer helps us recognize what we’re feeling and where God is in the midst of our experiences.

Have you ever spent some time alone in quiet, centering yourself, and found some peace, only for it to be gone as soon as ordinary life comes knocking on your door? We can be in a vicious cycle in our lives where we center ourselves and gain a sense of peace and clarity, and then something triggers us and we erupt – however that might look like for us. Carl Jung says that 10% of our thoughts and actions are conscious, and 90% are unconscious. The problem is we don' t deal with and heal the things going on in the unconscious. Welcoming Prayer is a way of pulling out those unconscious parts of our selves by focusing on what is happening in our body – tension, pain, discomfort, other sensations – seeing what thoughts and emotions come up as we focus on that tension in our body, and then letting go of our inner motivations around that internal or external situation. The Guest House This being human in a guest house Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, Some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all Even if they're a crowd of sorrows, Who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture. Still, treat each guest honorably, He may be cleaning you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, Meet them at door laughing and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, Because each has been sent As a guide from beyond. ­-Rumi Resource: Welcome Prayer, Consent on the Go; Contemplative Outreach Publication Support this podcast https://anchor.fm/angie-winn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/angie-winn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angie-winn/support

Mengapa kita harus menyambut perasaan negatif dan bagaimanakah caranya? Mari sejenak jeda dan doa dan menimba inspirasi dari "welcoming prayer"

While talking with Lynda Roberts, we also recorded a bonus meditation to share with you. Before you listen, grab a pen/pencil and a piece a paper, hit play, and engage this brief meditation focusing on a repeating question for each intelligence center.    **If you like Fathoms, please leave a review!**   Ways to find Lynda and her work:  Lynda’s website: https://www.enneagramhorizons.com/ Enneagram Georgia: https://enneagramgeorgia.com/ — Fathoms | An Enneagram Podcast: “Discovering our inner depths, one fathom at a time.” — Co-hosts: Seth Abram, Seth Creekmore, Drew Moser Production/Editing: Seth Creekmore   Follow us on Instagram: @fathoms.enneagram Follow Abram: @integratedenneagram Follow Creek: @creekmoremusic Follow Drew: @enneagrammers   —   Interview | Understanding the Inner Critic with Lynda Roberts [Season 2, Episode 22] In this episode, the Seths and Drew talk with one of our enneagram teachers, Lynda Roberts (Type 6). Lynda is an authorized Enneagram Institute teacher, former president of the Intl. Enneagram Association, and brings a wealth of enneagram experience and has some important wisdom on the inner critic of each type.   Lynda’s enneagram journey [3:40] Lynda’s enneagram elevator pitch [7:00] When it’s ok to start teaching and coaching the enneagram [9:50] Lynda’s experience as a Type 6 [11:20] The type of enneagram work Lynda is doing now [14:30] Lynda’s experience as IEA president [16:45] The Diamond Heart approach - What is it? [19:20] The inner critic (it’s not just about Type 1!) [24:15] Where the inner critic comes from [26:40] The difference between inner critic vs. inner conscience [29:30] What to do with your inner critic [31:10] The Welcoming Prayer [36:50] The inner critic for each enneagram type [39:30] Where to find Lynda [53:30]   **If you like Fathoms, please leave a review!**   Ways to find Lynda and her work:  Lynda’s website: https://www.enneagramhorizons.com/ Enneagram Georgia: https://enneagramgeorgia.com/ — Fathoms | An Enneagram Podcast: “Discovering our inner depths, one fathom at a time.” — Co-hosts: Seth Abram, Seth Creekmore, Drew Moser Production/Editing: Seth Creekmore   Follow us on Instagram: @fathoms.enneagram Follow Abram: @integratedenneagram Follow Creek: @creekmoremusic Follow Drew: @enneagrammers

In this episode, the Seths and Drew talk with one of our enneagram teachers, Lynda Roberts (Type 6). Lynda is an authorized Enneagram Institute teacher, former president of the Intl. Enneagram Association, and brings a wealth of enneagram experience and has some important wisdom on the inner critic of each type.   Lynda’s enneagram journey [3:40] Lynda’s enneagram elevator pitch [7:00] When it’s ok to start teaching and coaching the enneagram [9:50] Lynda’s experience as a Type 6 [11:20] The type of enneagram work Lynda is doing now [14:30] Lynda’s experience as IEA president [16:45] The Diamond Heart approach - What is it? [19:20] The inner critic (it’s not just about Type 1!) [24:15] Where the inner critic comes from [26:40] The difference between inner critic vs. inner conscience [29:30] What to do with your inner critic [31:10] The Welcoming Prayer [36:50] The inner critic for each enneagram type [39:30] Where to find Lynda [53:30]   **If you like Fathoms, please leave a review!**   Ways to find Lynda and her work:  Lynda’s website: https://www.enneagramhorizons.com/ Enneagram Georgia: https://enneagramgeorgia.com/ — Fathoms | An Enneagram Podcast: “Discovering our inner depths, one fathom at a time.” — Co-hosts: Seth Abram, Seth Creekmore, Drew Moser Production/Editing: Seth Creekmore   Follow us on Instagram: @fathoms.enneagram Follow Abram: @integratedenneagram Follow Creek: @creekmoremusic Follow Drew: @enneagrammers

Rev. Denise Mullaney shares the practice of Welcoming Prayer as a way to deal with the negative feelings we encounter.

This Lenten season, we are leaning into the practices of prayer, fasting and generosity. We invite you to utilize The Welcoming Prayer as a guide this season. The Welcoming Prayer guides us to bring our whole selves - our needs, thoughts, wants, emotions and circumstances into God's presence. The Welcoming Prayer is a helpful guide for us utilize to acknowledge our emotions, rather than avoiding them or trying to suppress them and to invite God's presence and power into, so we can experience wholeness through the action and power of the holy spirit. The Welcoming Prayer by Father Thomas Keating Welcome, welcome, welcome. I welcome everything that comes to me today because I know it's for my healing. I welcome all thoughts, feelings, emotions, persons, situations, and conditions. I let go of my desire for power and control. I let go of my desire for affection, esteem, approval and pleasure. I let go of my desire for survival and security. I let go of my desire to change any situation, condition, person or myself. I open myself to the love and presence of God and God's action within. Amen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wellingtonheightschurch/support

Let's explore ways to approach life's difficulties that enable greater awareness, compassion and acceptance.

In this episode Marcos Leon and a group of Faithwalkers share a time of meditation and learning about practices that will nurture your soul. This week they focused on the practice of the Welcoming Prayer. Slides are available below. To learn more about the Weekly Meditation Meetings, click here.

Welcome to the first episode of The Prayer Path's 'The Narrower Path'which will be released every Sunday. For this first episode I give voice to a beautiful Blessing called "For Someone Who Did You Wrong" by John O' Donohue, found in his books: To Bless the Space Between Us (US) / Benedictus (Europe) - Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/store . In last wednesdays Prayer Path journey we focused on The Welcoming Prayer, and how it might be used as a practice to bring healing to the negative emotions and feelings created by hurt and injustice. This beautiful blessing gives expression to both the hurt and how it can bring about the sometimes unexpected fruit of healing. Have a Peaceful Journey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/The-Prayer-Path/message

The focus of this weeks Prayer Path journey is the practice of the The Welcoming Prayer referred to by Richard Rohr in his Beautiful Book – 'Just This'. Mary Mrozowski, who formulated the prayer says of its practice ‘To welcome and let go is one of the most radically loving, faith filed gestures we can make in each moment of the day. It is an open hearted embrace of all that is in ourselves and in the world'. Have a Peaceful Journey I would especially like to thank 'Salt of the Sound' for their permission to use their wonderful music on this weeks episode. The track,'I'll Meet You Where You Are-Home To You' can be found at https://saltofthesound.bandcamp.com/track/ill-meet-you-where-you-are-home-to-you You are welcome to join The Journey at any point you would like to along The Path. The following is the timed running order: 0.00 Introduction; 2.00 Settle with Intention; Invitation to Prepare To Pray 4.01; Preparation of mind and Body 4.57; Welcoming Prayer/ Meditation 11.31; (Music) Salt of the Sound - I'll Meet You Where You Are - Home To You 22.23; The Prayer Path Peace Prayer 27.52; Thankyou and Goodbye 29.51 Thank you to 'Yonkiet' and freedigitalphotos,net for this weeks episode art. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/The-Prayer-Path/message

How does it help to consider welcoming what we resist, what we don't want, what interrupts us?The Welcoming Prayer helps us to engage in 'what is' with grace. Join Sibyl Towner, Joan Kelley and Sharon Swing for a conversation that you may find freeing in some unexpected ways.This link will take you to Contemplative Outreach for a free download of the Welcoming Prayer. https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/public-file/welcoming-prayer-method-tipsIf you are interested in becoming equipped to facilitate others thru 'Listen to My Life' life mapping materials, you can get more information about our upcoming Facilitator Certification Workshop, November 18-20 in the Chicago Area. You can find more information here: https://onelifemaps.lpages.co/november_2019-facilitator-certification-workshop-landing-pagePlease explore www.onelifemaps.com to download a free introduction booklet to 'Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story,' that contains the artwork we refer to in this episode. You can purchase your 'Listen to My Life' portfolio on that website, too.Sharon Swing and others on our team offer one-on-one coaching or spiritual direction as guidance thru the 'Listen to My Life' experience in addition to virtual coaching groups that happen several times a year.Please join us for a virtual journey thru 'Listen to My Life' starting September 10, 2019 with Sharon Swing, Sibyl Towner and Joan Kelley. Find out more at: https://onelifemaps.lpages.co/september-2019-listen-to-my-life-virtual-workshop-landing-pageAudio Meditations as a Thank You for Your SupportWe're on a mission to help people recognize and respond to God in their story. Will you help? Become a patron of OneLIfe Maps at the $5 a month or more level at http://www.patreon.com/onelifemaps recieve access to recorded audio meditations that are created to assist you in becoming self-aware and God-aware.Sibyl Towner and I (Sharon Swing), co-authored the 'Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story' visual maps, and we produce the oneLifemaps podcast along with our friend and Director of Facilitator Development, Joan Kelley.We are offering you the opportunity to support the continuation of the oneLifemaps podcast and the publishing of 'Listen to My Life' in and weekly audio meditations as a token of our appreciation.If we can serve you, please let us know by emailing us here.EquipmentWe've had some questions about our podcasting equipment. Here is what we use, with links to Amazon included:Recorder https://amzn.to/2WoWgOsMicrophones: https://amzn.to/2SuA27bMicrophone Stands: https://amzn.to/2UcPdnbHeadset: https://amzn.to/2T8loHSMicrophone Wind Screens: https://amzn.to/2T7xlh3Headset Extension Cords: https://amzn.to/2VsuPP0Headset Cable Splitter: https://amzn.to/2tGMoyPThe links in this episode may give us a minuscule amount of affiliate revenue from Amazon, but they won't cost you anything at all. Thanks for the support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gospel is bigger than the "plan of Salvation" or bigger than the question of "where am I going to go when I die? Heaven or Hell?" The story of the Bible in big picture is to restore the original “Garden of Eden”, where we were able to walk with God daily, intimately, unashamed. Jesus came to restore that intimacy for all of us. Jesus breaks down tribalism. We look at denominations, and doctrine, and how we tend to leave tension earlier than we should. Check out the Welcoming Prayer, posted on Episode 6 post on www.desirelinepodcast.com/listen.  Contemplative prayer connected to focus, and Philippians 4:6+7. Cultural understanding of individualized culture that we live in in the West, and using Susette's experience with her husbands family in Mexican-American culture in examples of family centered/collectivist culture that's closer to 1st century Judaism. How have we interpreted the idea of salvation through our Western eyes, while trying to live by the Bible, who's authors do not come from a Western American perspective culturally? “Despite its protests to the contrary, modern Christianity has become willy-nilly the religion of the state and the economic status quo. Because it has been so exclusively dedicated to incanting anemic souls into heaven, it has, by a kind of ignorance, been made the tool of much earthly villainy. It has, for the most part, stood silently by, while a predatory economy has ravaged the world, destroyed its natural beauty and health, divided and plundered its human communities and households. It has flown the flag and chanted the slogans of empire. Wendell Berry N.T. Wright Book: The Day the Revolution Began Here's some video/podcast recommendations for N.T. Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX1GSVR0Tdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AukgNlAgiI Scot McKnight: What is the Gospel? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HdyhUQ3Krs Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-n-t-wright-podcast/id447840163?mt=2 If you're interested in connecting with Susette re: online therapy (if you live in California), you can contact her here: www.susettemagana.com/contact www.desirelinepodcast.com/connect

Anger is good, or can be good for us, because it points to things that are "under the hood" or emotions that are deeper than we sometimes realize. Vulnerable emotions like being sad, anxiety, fear, worry, and shame can sit underneath anger. Brandon + Susette talk about some of their experiences with their own anger. How does anger effect your parenting, and how to kids experience their parents anger. Trauma is a great way to introduce the concept of anger in our body/brain (limbic system, amygdala, hippocampus, anterior cingulate gyrus), check out Episode 3: Trauma + Hope to hear more about how our brain functions re: trauma, anger, + anxiety. Anger is a secondary emotion. We act with anger to express those underneath emotions: shame, fear, sadness. We can control the anger better than we can the sadness/fear. As we talk about how anger is accepted and received in different cultures-- do you agree with this? How does your cultural background experience anger? From Eph 4: The emotion of anger is just the emotion. The behavior of anger is what we need to be careful of. Resentment vs. Rage. The feel of tension underneath the surface can make it hard to tell what's happening for people that we love. Taking offense should not be part of the Christian life. It allows the angry feeling to take root in you, instead of moving through you. We have to fight shame sometimes to look "under the hood" with our angry feelings. Using Romans 8:1, feeling free of condemnation + shame and invited into the whole truth of why we respond the way that we do. Grief + Lament can be part of the process to move through anger. Lament is acknowledging anger, sadness + grief in God's presence, in order to acknowledge reality of our world + lives. Practicing Empathy is a way to understand the grace that's already given to us (unconditional love from Jesus, and power that He gives us through the Holy Spirit), and to remember that someone that you're feeling angry towards also deserves the grace and love from Jesus (again, see Eph 4). Assertiveness, aggression, passive-aggression, and passiveness are ways to respond to anger, but the goal is to be ASSERTIVE (care about the other person, and care about yourself). Truth in love in your relationships. We all have work to do in the balance of finding truth in love. The Desire Line: When I'm angry, ask: What am I really seeking? What do I need? What's underneath this resentment, anger, offended feeling? What kind of comfort, leading, or direction do you need in order to look at your anger + the emotions underneath? What practice can you try to be ready to look at the truth of what's happening for you? Bible passages used:  Eph 4:26 Psalm 4:4 Eph 4 Romans 8:1 Check out www.desirelinepodcast.com, under the "Listen" tab to download an exercise called "Welcoming Prayer." The Welcoming Prayer is one way to TRUST Jesus in the midst of wanting these fundamental needs. It prompts us to invite (or welcome) Jesus into the parts of our lives where we crave Affection/Love; Security + Safety or Being in Power (Control).