This episode is for anyone looking to expand or deepen their prayer practice. In this episode, Uncle Colby shares information about various Christian prayer practices. Practices discussed include:

- Petitionary Prayer

- The Julian Prayer

- Ignatian Contemplation

- Grateful Contemplation (Zakar)

- The Prayer of the Word

- Praying the Psalms

- Hesychastic Prayer (The Jesus Prayer)

- Gazing Upon the Cross

- Centering Prayer

Special Guest Jeffrey Benson joins Uncle Colby to read and riff off of Chapter 43 from the book Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich. The chapter continues the discussion of prayer from chapters 41 and 42. Jeffrey shares a moving story about prayer from his own life and offers profound insights from Mirabai Starr, David Foster Wallace, and the First Nations Translation of the New Testament.

Uncle Colby reads and discusses chapter 42 from Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love. In chapter 42, Julian expounds on the 14th vision. This vision is all about prayer. In chapter 42, Julian explains that the entire object of prayer is union with the divine. She also promises that seemingly unanswered prayers require trust that God is doing something beautiful in our lives. The final segment of this episode continues to push the boundaries of what prayer is and explores how prayer can be the space where we refill the rocket fuel of our souls and experience secure attachment with God.

Uncle Colby reads and discusses chapter 41 from Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love. In chapter 41, Julian describes the 14th vision. This vision is all about prayer. Julian helps us understand how God views our prayers and invites to expand the horizon of what prayer can and should be in our lives.

Special guest Craig Merrill returns to chat with Uncle Colby about chapter 40 from Julian of Norwich's book Revelations of Divine Love. Craig and Colby explore a number of topics, including:

• A transactional v. a relational understanding of sin
• Peace and love as previews of salvation
• The subtle, interior presence of the divine
• Jesus as a loving mediator between offended parties

Uncle Colby reads and discusses chapter 39 from Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love. In chapter 39, Julian observes that sin is the sharpest of all whips, pulverizing the soul and making the sinner feel unlovable in their own sight. But just when we think our sins have consigned us to total abandonment and condemnation, God reaches out to us with a loving embrace. Uncle Colby explores, through personal anecdotes and Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, how sin pulverizes our souls and how God reaches out with a tender embrace to heal us.

Uncle Colby reads and discusses chapter 38 from Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love. In chapter 38, Julian sees that our sins will ultimately carry no shame. In fact, Julian observes that we will ultimately be rewarded in heaven for the pain that we have experienced as a result of our sin. As evidence, Julian is shown several individuals from the Old and New Testaments who have been marked throughout history for their mistakes. But Julian sees that rather than being defined by their sins, these people are honored in the heavens. Uncle Colby explores how and why our sins might actually lead to honor and blessing rather than shame and punishment.

Special Guest Jeffrey Benson joins Uncle Colby to read and discuss chapter 37 from Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love. In Chapter 37, Julian sees that even though we are not done sinning, God both holds us securely and waits patiently for us. Jeffrey and Uncle Colby explore what sin really is and how God views it. Jeffrey also brings in powerful insights from Eastern religious views to help unlock some of Julian's perspectives on God and the Gospel.

Marci Orchard joins uncle Colby for an intimate conversation about her son, Bryson. Bryson was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 17 in January of 2020. He fought a courageous battle before passing away in November of that same year. Marci offers listeners the beautiful gift of authenticity and intimacy as she recounts the story of Bryson's diagnosis and how his love, grace, and courage inspired and transformed the people around him. Her experience and perspective as a mother who lost her son to cancer offers hopeful insights and touching observations about the Gospel and God's love for for all of us.

Uncle Colby reads and discusses chapter 36 from Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love. In chapter 36, Julian explains that to know God is to love God and to love God is to experience joy. She also sees that God does not want us to fear knowing the things He has revealed. She also sees God reaching out, gently touching and calling to all who sin, inviting them to collapse into the salvation and joy of God. Uncle Colby explores all these ideas and more with special emphasis on the possibility that Christ's grace can make space in our souls to hold both sadness and joy at the same time.