Faith at Home

When we pause to listen to ourselves and God using Psalm 85, we notice the fear that God might be angry and the scattering pull of distracting thoughts.

The process of time out to listen, to slow down our breathing and focus (and re-focus and re-focus again) is a great spiritual practice for everyday life. Whether we notice the cry of our heart for right relationship to be restored, or something else entirely, by taking a few minutes for a Listening Practice, together, we make way for spiritual growth.

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As we listen today, we are invited to travel with the Divine and find ourselves "at home," with God wherever we are. This Faith at Home Listening Practice is a form of prayer using Psalm 84. Better is one day in God's presence than a thousand elsewhere. This prayer practice (and the practices for the 83 Psalms before it!) is available as a podcast on your favorite podcast app or at our website livingfaithathome.ca.

What stands out to you today as you listen? Share with us in the comments! Please!

Pausing in the midst of our circumstances, we can listen together for what the Divine might be speaking to us. A Listening Practice creates a safe container for facing our changing experiences and uncertainty, and can help us to call out to God even when our faces are covered in shame.

This Psalm 83 Listening Practice invited us to acknowledge our own desires and mortality, and then to show up with mud on our faces in God’s presence.As you listen along, if you become aware that you’d like support through one-on-one spiritual guidance or group spiritual conversation, schedule an online Listening session with Jennifer and Reade. We’d love to hear from you and we would love to share in the journey as you explore your questions and your relationship with God!

Pausing in the midst of our circumstances, we can listen together for what the Divine might be speaking to us. A Listening Practice creates a safe container for facing our changing experiences and uncertainty, and can help us to call out to God even when our faces are covered in shame.

This Psalm 83 Listening Practice invited us to acknowledge our own desires and mortality, and then to show up with mud on our faces in God’s presence.

As you listen along, if you become aware that you’d like support through one-on-one spiritual guidance or group spiritual conversation, schedule an online Listening session with Jennifer and Reade. We’d love to hear from you and we would love to share in the journey as you explore your questions and your relationship with God!

Through history people have cried out for the Divine to help them in their suffering, to make a difference in their everyday lives in meaningful ways.

Psalm 82 gives us a model for calling out to God for help and invites us to turn to the Divine Family as our helper in times of trouble.

Believing that the Divine Family can also speak to you through this Psalm, we invite you to listen along and share your thoughts and ideas about what you notice the Divine say to you today.

As you listen along, if you become aware that you’d like support through one-on-one spiritual guidance or group spiritual conversation, schedule an online Listening session with Jennifer and Reade. We’d love to hear from you and we would love to share in the journey as you explore hearing from the Divine Family!

How many times has the Divine spoken to you, but you haven’t recognized the voice of God?

Like the prayer-poet who wrote Psalm 81, we have heard, but not recognized the Divine Family. In this Listening Practice, we attend to what the Divine might be saying to us through this prayer and invite you to do the same.

What do you wonder about as you listen to Psalm 81? What might the Divine Family be saying to you through this Psalm? How might you be invited to bring listening and action together in your life?

Spiritual conversation, either one on one with a spiritual guide, or in a spiritual conversation group, is a great practice for spiritual growth. If you are interested in connecting into that kind of support, send us a message to find whether the support we offer would be a good fit for you. We’d love to hear from you!

What phrases stick in your mind from the Psalms? When our children were small, our son would address his prayers to the God of Angel Armies. Today, as we listen to Psalm 80, a similar phrase “God of heaven’s armies” stands out to Reade. Jennifer notes the contrasts she hears in this Psalm. What do you hear as you listen along? What internal chatter does it encourage you to bring to dialogue?

Spiritual conversation, either one on one with a spiritual guide, or in a spiritual conversation group, is a great practice for spiritual growth. If you are interested in connecting into that kind of support, send us a message to find whether the support we offer would be a good fit for you. We’d love to hear from you!

As we practice listening to our lives and to the Divine Family, the Psalms are helpful tool in the toolkit of creative spiritual practices. Words and ideas that catch our attention help us to notice what is happening in our souls. An invitation that grows out of the reading can help us to be aware of what we are noticing about the Divine Family and our relationship with them.

Psalm 79 calls out to us in this Listening Practice. We attend to the human desire for spiritual blessings to come quickly. Do we need to be accountable for the sins of the previous generation? Will we be part of leaving a legacy of what is life-giving for the generations to come?

What do you notice as you listen along today?

Spiritual conversation, either one on one with a spiritual guide, or in a spiritual conversation group, is a great practice for spiritual growth. If you are interested in connecting into that kind of support, send us a message to find whether the support we offer would be a good fit for you. We’d love to hear from you!

One of the ways that we can pay attention to what the Divine Family might be speaking to us through our lives, is to pause to listen. Using a Psalm is a simple way to step into this practice. In this third reading from Psalm 78, the prayer-poet tells the story of the people being freed from slavery. We hear an invitation to remember the Divine’s compassion for us. We notice a surprise that helps us trace the change in our relationship with the Divine over time.

Spiritual conversation, either one on one with a spiritual guide, or in a spiritual conversation group, is a great practice for spiritual growth. If you are interested in connecting into that kind of support, send us a message to find whether the support we offer would be a good fit for you. We’d love to hear from you!

One of the ways that we can pay attention to what the Divine Family might be speaking to us through our lives, is to pause to listen. Using a Psalm is a simple way to step into this practice. In this third reading from Psalm 78, the prayer-poet tells the story of the people being freed from slavery. We hear an invitation to remember the Divine’s compassion for us. We notice a surprise that helps us trace the change in our relationship with the Divine over time.

Spiritual conversation, either one on one with a spiritual guide, or in a spiritual conversation group, is a great practice for spiritual growth. If you are interested in connecting into that kind of support, send us a message to find whether the support we offer would be a good fit for you. We’d love to hear from you!