Consenting to With-God Life (Psalm 23)

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This prayer practice invites you to slowly meditate on Psalm 23 as a way of consenting to reality: a world where you are never alone and always cared for by the Divine Shepherd.

Psalm 23 - Consent by bbarczi on Scribd

Welcoming Prayer

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The Welcoming Prayer is a meditation inviting us to become present to explore our experiences, without judgement or shame, and invite God to be in them with us. This prayer helps us let go of thoughts and feelings which support our programs for happiness - power and control, affection and esteem, and safety and security - which become compulsive and prevent the will from being open and present to what God is inviting. The three steps of the prayer are focus, welcome, and let go.

This meditation, recorded by Mindy Durias, runs for about 16 minutes and will introduce and guide you through this practice.

Slowing Down

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This practice is about slowing our interior lives down to the pace of God’s Spirit. Rather than rushing ahead, we listen. Instead of multitasking, we linger. And as we do, our hearts quiet down and we begin to sense the direction and guidance of the Spirit. We start to see people and things we rushed past before. We loosen our grip on control, and allow God to interrupt us with his plans, in his times. And, above all, we learn to trust.

Slowing Down by bbarczi on Scribd