This is the first in a series of guided meditations.

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Prayer needn't be inaccessible to beginners. The Lord is with us, whether we feel proficient or not! And yet, we find it helpful to have "rails" to get us on our way. This episode has a couple of nudges to get us on our way, and may be helpful whether you're beginning, or beginning again (as we all do!)

How is prayer related to our capacity for attention?

Curiosity is an underrated spiritual practice!

I need a lot of practices in my life for learning to listen well—I bet I'm not the only one!

A year? Please. Give me a resolution for a week.

A simple meditative exercise for developing gratitude.

Let it be enough.

Working on the relationship between prayer, which connects us to God, and wisdom, which is about living well in light of the future.

How do you start a prayer? Where to begin?