This summer, we delve into the theme of “Sacred Places, Sacred Moments” hearing from our members about locations, physical spaces, situations, or moments in time in which they feel connected to or made room for the Divine. Summer worship is at 10am in Willett Hall downstairs.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives instructions about how to pray (Matthew 6:7-15). It includes what we call The Lord’s Prayer. As we’ve discussed before, Jesus didn’t necessarily mean for us to quote this verbatim, but more as instructions about how we ought to pray, including praise, thanks, petition, confession, forgiveness, praying for others.
How do you approach your prayer life? Do you have much of a prayer life? Are there ways you’d like to shore it up?
On Sunday, we continue with the fourth speaker on our summertime theme of “Sacred Places, Sacred Moments.” Bob F., who’s been coming to United Parish for over 30 years, ever since he was a local grad student, will talk us through his outdoor prayer practice of walking his dog in a local nature preserve. He includes some of the elements we regularly include in our indoor worship, as well as his own honest and refreshingly straightforward conversations with God.
I’ve found his take on all of this inspiring and I think you will, too.
Come Sunday and we’ll take this walk with him together.
In faith,
Kent
