Prayer:

(noun) (/prer/)

Speaking to God as his children about our greatest concerns and joys, and aligning our hearts with God’s greatest concerns and joys.

How to Pray

Journaling

Writing your prayers can be a helpful way to articulate your thoughts to God, and also a great way to look back on your conversations with him.

Fasting

Removing distractions that are teaching false beliefs is imperative if we are to believe the things Jesus does.

Solitude

Letting God just have you and your conversation can be a helpful way to experience him.

Corporate

Corporate prayer is when all of God’s people join in speaking with him through liturgy, song, or unified intercession.

What to Pray

Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina is a unique way to focus your thoughts and feelings on the content of scripture and the voice of God. It incorporates prayer into scripture as both are utilized to be with and hear from God in his Word.

P•R•A•Y

Praise, Repent, Ask, Yield (P•R•A•Y) is a path that helps refine our hearts to be in alignment with God’s and our requests to be unified with his.

Lament/Psalms:

There are times when our prayers to God are simply the groans and aches of our soul. When it seems like darkness or isolation are all that you possess, praying the Psalms can be a great aide in both articulating your desperation, and resolving your heart to praise.

The Lord’s Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer is that prayer Jesus taught his disciples. It is one that can be memorized and articulated from beginning to end, or used as conversation starters in our dialogue with him.

Songs

Singing is a beautiful way to articulate through meter, rhythm, and rhyme stunning truth that both becomes your heart’s expression and an offering for God’s glory.

Examen

Examen is a way to take inventory of your day and ask God to be present with you throughout it. It both looks back to what has taken place, looks forward to what lies ahead, and invites God into every part.

Pathways Podcast: Prayer episodes

Join Peter and Scott as they dive deeper into topics and rhythms we encounter as we walk with Jesus. This podcast also tells the stories of various Christ’s Church people and how they have experienced completeness in Jesus.

Listen to additional episodes

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Episode 4:
Praying to recognize God is real and to seek guidance

Episode 5:
Solitude and fasting

Pathways is meant to show you key avenues to commune with God, so that our lives are characterized by living them with him. Through Pathways we can KNOW GOD, GROW IN GOD, and GO WITH GOD.