raised in a Christian household (my mom is a Reverend), prayer was central in my life. it was a part of me and even after leaving the church, prayer didn't leave me. this morning in my journal i noted "i need to revisit my relationship with prayer." so this is so apt. i am grateful for how our lives flow.
Prayer is a big part of my life. As a minister I was trained in a specific way to pray. But over time I discovered something more aligned and powerful. I don't pray per se, the prayer prays me. I just listen. And then I speak out loud what I receive. Usually there is a specific prior request, so there is a focus. But sometimes I like to riff. To see what arises... Thanks Eva for your share here on prayer - such a beautiful practice, and I loved your contemplation.
Oooo! You have no idea how aligned this is with my experience! " I don't pray per se, the prayer prays me. I just listen. And then I speak out loud what I receive." Gave me chills!
Prayer as continuum instead of transaction — that shift from “up there” to right here in the body and spirit — feels like the real liberation you’re naming.
I love this, Eva, thank you for sharing it. My mother was raised Catholic, but never practiced. I don't belong to any formal religion, but I DO love rosaries. I pray throughout the day informally, and sometimes, more formally, with a please and thank you to Spirit. (Pagan woman at heart.)
I had a dream some years ago where an old woman with grey, wild hair was screaming at me, "Why do you pray!? Why do you pray?!" That really shook me, and I had to write about it, cuz that's what writers do!
raised in a Christian household (my mom is a Reverend), prayer was central in my life. it was a part of me and even after leaving the church, prayer didn't leave me. this morning in my journal i noted "i need to revisit my relationship with prayer." so this is so apt. i am grateful for how our lives flow.
Spirit shows up with what’s needed right on time.
Prayer is a big part of my life. As a minister I was trained in a specific way to pray. But over time I discovered something more aligned and powerful. I don't pray per se, the prayer prays me. I just listen. And then I speak out loud what I receive. Usually there is a specific prior request, so there is a focus. But sometimes I like to riff. To see what arises... Thanks Eva for your share here on prayer - such a beautiful practice, and I loved your contemplation.
Oooo! You have no idea how aligned this is with my experience! " I don't pray per se, the prayer prays me. I just listen. And then I speak out loud what I receive." Gave me chills!
Prayer as continuum instead of transaction — that shift from “up there” to right here in the body and spirit — feels like the real liberation you’re naming.
Yes! Not transactional! Thank you!
I love this, Eva, thank you for sharing it. My mother was raised Catholic, but never practiced. I don't belong to any formal religion, but I DO love rosaries. I pray throughout the day informally, and sometimes, more formally, with a please and thank you to Spirit. (Pagan woman at heart.)
I had a dream some years ago where an old woman with grey, wild hair was screaming at me, "Why do you pray!? Why do you pray?!" That really shook me, and I had to write about it, cuz that's what writers do!
Oh, indeed! We must find out, through writing, who’s shouting and why. We learn so much that way!