Practical Prayer

Practical Prayer

By Rev. Bill Marchiony, DD & Carol L. LawrenceReligion & SpiritualitySpirituality
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Practical Prayer episodes

  • Intention & Impact

    When Carol initially got into the New Thought philosophy she put a lot of energy into learning the language, and the way to say what we mean, and what we want. She and Rev. Bill discuss how important it is to be clear about how our words are RECEIVED. What we intended is not nearly as important as the impact of how it lands.

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    40 min
  • Surrender and Release

    Carol and Rev. Bill continue the conversation about bringing something new and fresh into our lives, this time with a focus on letting go of what we've had up until now. In the same way that we must exhale to make room for another breath, we must clear a space - in our consciousness or our closet.

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    34 min
  • Getting Something New

    Carol observes that we can't just pray and expect something to change - new it happens when we do something different. Rev. Bill suggests that our intention, our consciousness, is where the change begins, and that we get to let go of our attachment to what we've had so far, and partner with the Infinite, doing what's ours to do in order to bring the newness about.

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    38 min
  • Creating Your Own Reality

    Carol usually does things in an orderly serial progressions - from A to B to C - but finds that the episodes of the podcast have not tended to build on one another in that way. Rev. Bill points out that every week we're talking about the same thing - Oneness - from a different perspective, and that means that we're free to engage in a fresh way in each conversation. This time, they talk about how we use the One creative Power to create our own reality.

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    42 min
  • Jesus and Practical Prayer

    Carol wants to know why Jesus didn’t do Practical Prayer… or did he? And how do we pray like Jesus? Rev. Bill gives us the instructions from Jesus on how to pray, and create our own miracles. (This is a rebroadcast of Episode 13).

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    36 min
  • New

    There's a tradition of focusing on what we want to be "new" at this time of year. Carol found that, in her years on the traditional pulpit, people wanted their life to suddenly and miraculously be transformed when the calendar rolls over. Rev. Bill points to the way that harvest season has made way for winter, and that newness is inherent as we pass into another season.

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    35 min
  • Oneness, Revisited

    Carol wants to talk about Oneness, and Rev. Bill is emphatic about how central it is to the New Thought teaching. Carol wants to take it to a personal level, when we find ourselves having to acknowledge that people involved in bad behavior and activities. Do we really have to acknowledge that we are one with the "crazy" people?

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    40 min
  • Doubting God Within

    Carol has noticed that people sometimes get "stuck" between the second and third steps in their Practical Prayer, describing it as "spiritual indigestion." Rev. Bill observes that this happens when what we're praying for is at odds with what we believe we deserve.

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    40 min
  • Spiritual Mind Treatment

    Rev. Bill is joined by Dr. Robert Brzezinski, the mastermind behind the New Thought Media Network and an ordained minister in the Centers for Spiritual Living. They discuss the language of Practical Prayer and Spiritual Mind Treatment, which are actually the same prayer technique.

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    36 min
  • Release

    Carol wants to talk about "Release". It's the final step in a Practical Prayer, and so ingrained in Rev. Bill's thinking that he can overlook its power and importance. They also talk about the importance of letting go of our attachment to allow our Good to flow.

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    39 min

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The most effective prayers in virtually every religion and spiritual practice throughout history follow the same pattern. Rev. Bill Marchiony and Carol L. Lawrence talk about the five-step formula for…