Faith at Home

Pausing in the midst of our everyday experiences to listen for the voice of the Divine Family can help us to get grounded and calm as we breathe, focus and attend to what is real.

Psalm 56 offers up the phrase “when I am afraid, I will trust in You,” and we hear the invitation to offer thankfulness to the Divine Family in advance trusting that they will be with us and provide for us even when things are hard.

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When hard and scary times are part of our everyday experience, fighting, fleeing, freezing and folding up might be our natural response. This Listening Practice invited us to call upon the Divine Family, to cast our burdens on the Divine Family.

What is the invitation that grows out of this Psalm for you today?

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As we hear the Psalmist cry out for help and pay attention to our own needs, we are invited to share our feelings and to thank the Divine Family in advance because they will be with us in hard times.

What do you hear as you listen along?

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The practice of listening to a Psalm and sharing a conversation on a regular basis is changing our lives one practice at a time. When we feel like our fortunes need to be restored and our world is full of rejection, Psalm 53 is a safe place to land.

Would you join us in listening today? What do you notice?

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A Listening Practice (or Lectio Divina) is a form of meditation that uses words of scripture to help focus our attention and listening. In this Practice, we listen using Psalm 52 and find an invitation to see the Divine as a refuge, and our lives growing into nourishing trees. What do you hear today?

If at first you don’t succeed at listening, try and try and try again! As we carry on with the practice of listening for the Divine Family while listening to the Psalms, we are grateful to hear the voice of the Spirit. Perhaps you will notice something that gives you pause, encouragement or energy. The Psalms are a great toolkit for relationship with the Divine.

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Peace and deep listening to you.

In the midst of our every day lives, there are so many opportunities to be distracted from what matters most to us. AND there are so many opportunities to listen to what the Divine Family has to say to us. Listen along and let us know what you notice.

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Good day to you.

We listen to Psalm 49 to hear what God has to say.

Do not be afraid says the wise one in this Psalm.

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Grace and peace to you today.

We continue to the practice of listening, especially listening for the voice of the Divine Family, using the Psalms. Psalm 48 has strong imagery around cities and refuge. We each talk about what we notice and we'd love to hear what you notice as well, but the city “stuff” is not what sticks out most to us.

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Overflowing peace to you today.

As we listen to the Divine Family speak to us today through Psalm 47 we notice repetition and a call to step outside of this moment's emotion. As you listen along, what do you notice?

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Grace and peace to you today.