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Hello. Thank you for visiting The Prayer Path - You are most welcome. The mission of The Prayer Path is to create for you an auditory pathway upon which you can spend some time in a personal, intimate and loving encounter with the divine however you have come to understand that presence in your life ….or may be still seeking that understanding – everyone is welcome on The Prayer Path.

New Feature 1

If you've been with us from the beginning you know that each Wednesday we bring you a new Path upon which you can make a prayer journey. The Path is usually about 30 minutes long, give or take a minute or two. From Wednesday the 18th of September, in acknowledgement of those of you who have busy lives and time constraints, we will introduce a new feature whereby, in the show notes of the episode we will provide you with a timed running order for the Path This will allow you to join the path at a timing point of your choosing and move around freely on the path to shorten your journey if you wish.

New Feature 2

We are also delighted to announce that from Sunday the 22nd of September we will introduce another new feature called The Narrower Path. The Narrower Path will be a new shorter Prayer Journey with minimal introduction, a short time of preparation, the prayer and some reflective silence. The Prayer Path Peace prayer will be a feature of all Prayer Path Journeys.

Thank you again for visiting The Prayer Path. Have a peaceful Journey.

Dear Fellow Seekers, I'm We are honoured to share with you Episode 5 of The Prayer Path. This weeks episode is called 'The Container of Your Heart'. In this episode we've adapted and given voice to a beautiful and meditative prayer by Joyce Rupp from her book 'Prayer Seeds - A Gathering of Blessings, Reflections and Poems for Spiritual Growth'. We would be blessed if you would use this episode for your personal prayer journey, but if the Spirit within you prompts you to, please do like it, subscribe to it and share it with your family, friends and fellow seekers. Thank You and Have a Peaceful Journey. The beautiful music used in this weeks episode is called Hardwood Lullaby and is used courtesy of 'Piano Mover' and Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue . Episode art courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Hello my name is John and you are most welcome to this weeks episode of The Prayer Path.

For this weeks prayer I am using a meditation prepared by Diane Rutter of Contemplative Fire (https://contemplativefire.org/). It draws upon the wisdom phrase of Christian Mystic Meister Eckhart where he refers to the Divine, whom Eckhart names as God, as the Ground of Our Being.

As you prepare to set out on your Prayer Path journey today I am inviting you to settle yourself in a posture that will enable you to feel, preferably your bare feet, firmly planted on the ground. This of course is your choice, being comfortable and at ease is much more a priority.

When you have concluded your Prayer Path journey I would really appreciate it if you could take a moment to maybe use the voice message function and leave any comments or reflections about your experience on The Prayer Path. If you like The Prayer Path please do hit the like button, share it with others who you think might like it and subscribe to receive all future Prayers. The Prayer Path is now available on multiple platforms including iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts and you will also find The Prayer Path on FB(@PrayerPath1), Instagram (@PrayerPath1) and Twitter (The Prayer Path #ThePrayerPath)

Thank you for visiting The Prayer Pat. May the peace and love of The Divine be always with you and your loved ones and the whole of creation. Till you join me next time on The Prayer Path. 

Good Bye.

John

Todays Episode Art is courtesy of alessyo and FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Hello,

Thank you for joining me on this weeks episode of The Prayer Path. 

The main text that for this week’s prayer is the poem ‘Wild Geese’ from 'Wild Geese' Mary Oliver. Mary Oliver was a poet who won the US National Book award and the Pulitzer Prize. She passed away in 2019 aged 83. The Times called her ‘Americas best-selling poet’ and a well-known poetry critic said of her that she was an 'indefatigable guide to the natural world and particularly its lesser known aspects'. Some would consider her a modern day mystic.

In 'Wild Geese' we sense being guided about two different ways to approach this one true precious gift of life that we have been given.

In this episode you also hear another of Mary Oliver's poems called 'Praying' from 'Thirst, Poems by Mary Oliver

The beautiful music in today's Prayer is called 'Hardwood Lullaby' and is used courtesy of 'Piano Mover' and Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue/ 

The Episode Art 'Background with Reeds and Wild Geese' is used courtesy of Vlado and Free Digital Photos  http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/

After concIuding your journey on The Prayer Path today I would really appreciate it if you could take a moment to use the voice message function to leave any comments or reflections on your experience on The Prayer Path today. If you like The Prayer Path please do hit the like button, share it with others who might benefit and subscribe to receive all future Prayers. The Prayer Path is now available on multiple platforms including iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts. May the peace and love of The Divine be always with you and your loved ones and the whole of creation. Till you join me next time on The Prayer Path. 

Good Bye.

John

The text used for this week's prayer is the well known story from the gospel of John which tells of Jesus' first public miracle at the wedding feast of Cana. In the story we hear of a mothers gentle, loving encouragement in the face of a son's anxious reluctance to make his ministry public. John 2:1-12

For this episode of The Prayer Path we have used the gospel story of Jesus's visit to Martha and Mary's House to inspire your prayer. In the story we hear about two very different responses to Jesus's presence. Luke 10:38-42. Also in the episode you will hear a reading of the prayer 'A Prayer To Be Freed From The Tizzies' by Joyce Rupp from her book Out of the Ordinary.