rooted (IN).ten.tionally

Welcome to a new season of the rooted (IN).ten.tionally podcast! For many of you, 2020 was a year of lament. And then, just as you turned the corner to 2021, the violence and chaos in the U.S. Capitol amplified your shock, frustration and sorrow. How do you move through the pain of lament to a deep and lasting hope? I invite you to meditate with me through a scripture from Lamentations 3. Together, we'll embody a prayer that moves us from the honest recognition of pain to an experience of God's great love. As you wait quietly, you'll find your hope renewed.

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Are you overwhelmed by the distress, disappointments, and divisions of these days? How can the wrongs be set right? How do you even begin to pray? Jesus understands. And he offers you the way and the words. In this episode, you're invited to personalize the Lord's Prayer. As you pray through each phrase of this prayer, you'll enter safe space to express your heart to a good Father who loves you deeply.

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As we face together so much that threatens to divide us, I invite you to pray with Jesus for oneness. It can feel impossible, this ideal of unity. And yet, in this prayer, you will find a promise. Pray this prayer with Jesus and listen for the invitation. As you hold honestly the things that divide, let God reveal to you his heart of love and guidance for this season.

Join the rooted community at susancarson.net. Find Susan's book there. You can also work with Susan as your personal spiritual coach or invite her to speak or teach at your next event, blog or podcast.

As we seek to live rooted and grounded amidst all that's wrong in the world, we inevitably experience a mix of emotions--blessing, sorrow, and more. In today's episode, liturgist and author Aaron Niequist joins me to guide you through a practice that embraces both blessing and sorrow together. As you hold both the good and the bad in your life before God, you will enter the calming peace of God's presence no matter your circumstances.

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Your rooted journey today will take you into a new and perhaps unexpected place: Lament. Prayers of lament are common in Scripture, particularly in the Psalms, and are a call for help in the midst of pain. Today I create safe space for you to bring the unedited cry of your heart honestly to God. As you reflect on the pain in your life and in the world– and then move back to a place trust - you will enter into a deeper experience of God's goodness. Join the rooted movement and find Susan's book at susancarson.net. Book Susan to contribute to your event, blog, podcast or retreat through the website or my emailing [email protected].

During your times of reflection on this rooted journey, you may have noticed your human tendency to give soul space to things that crowd out the life of the Spirit. In today's episode, pastor Mandy Smith joins me to guide you in a prayer of emptying and filling. Drawing upon the scriptural metaphor of the clay jar (2 Corinthians 4:7-9), you will identify and release the things you are carrying to open space for the light of God within you.

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Today, I invite you to engage in an ancient prayer of renewal: the Sign of the Cross. As you touch your forehead, chest and shoulders, and intentionally reflect along with me, you will become more mindful of the presence of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit with and within you. Look for clarity and peace to wash over you as you connect your mind, heart, past and future in this present moment.

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You've joined the rooted journey and found a safe space to connect with God through Susan's words. Not surprisingly, her depth of wisdom comes from a lifetime of walking closely with the Lord. In this episode, Susan is interviewed by long-time friend Steve Eklund. Journey with her as she discovers healing from depression, founds a ministry for people with AIDS, and becomes a practitioner in the art of healing prayer.

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In this episode, we step into the Christmas story as the angel speaks to Mary. I invite you to engage in Mary's experience, responding to the promise of God born in her and considering the life that God has deposited in you. How will you respond to the angel's words that nothing is impossible with God?

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This ancient prayer from Ireland's beloved Saint Patrick helps center us again in the reality of (IN). Together, we'll contemplate the reality that Christ is in us as we are in Christ. Allow the reality of (IN) to expand in your heart and mind as you contemplate the prayer. The answers, the strength, the healing, the hope you need today are not out there somewhere. They are already here. Step (IN).

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