Pray Together UMCNA

Lent is a perfect time to try Lectio Divina, a Scripture-based prayer practice recommended to us in this podcast by Rev. John Fleischauer.

During Lent, the Pray Together podcast will challenge you to try new prayer practices. In this episode, Rev. Emily Freeman Penfield encourages us to find or form a prayer partnership.

Rev. Tammy Jackson talks about the intersection of prayer and health, and how as Christians we believe praying is good for our health.

Consider all of the different prayer practices you may have heard or explored, and all the ways we pray together or individually. One place where those all intersect is in a Prayer Chapel. Listen as Joey Butler shares some of his experiences and offers encouragement for you to serve in or create a prayer chapel space as a means of support for each other.

Rev. Roger Short reviews Living in an Icon: A program for Growing Closer to Creation and to God by Frederick Krueger and Robert Gorrfried.

Rev. Dale Clem reflects on the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and how we might model our prayer lives on her example.

Rev. Steve West guides us through the Wesley Covenant prayer, used at the beginning of the new year by many United Methodist congregations to renew their covenant with God.

Rev. Emily Freeman Penfield invites us to light four candles and prepare for a meditation on love. Thanks to AndrewRemillard.com for use of the hymn Love Came Down at Christmas.

Holidays aren't always joyful. On December 21 each year, the longest night, we acknowledge those who may be sad for a variety of reasons. Listen as Stephanie Sparks shares a litany of worship for Blue Christmas.

Rev. Steve West suggests five ways to pray the Incarnation.