The Prayer Practice of Examen

As we invite you to try on the Spiritual Discipline of The Examen this week, (the ancient prayer practice of reviewing God's presence throughout your day), here is a video to guide you through it. https://youtu.be/pDQgjzJINdk.
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Lyn Woodruff, The River Prayer & Presence Team & Prayer Reflections

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The River Hopes: Let's Get this Party Started.

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When you hear the word generosity, what is your first impulse? Is it to think of generosity as a finite "how much" question? "How much" do I need to give? Or how much should I give to be (come) a generous person? God never asks "how much!" Instead, He models extravagant, infinite, continuous cosmic generosity- It is on display everywhere in His visible creation. Take a moment and ponder the universe. In our galaxy there are 100,000 million stars, like our sun. Our galaxy is one of 100,000 million galaxies. There are 25,000 varieties of orchids. And The orchid is just one of 270,000 species of flowers. God does not do things by halves. He multiplies- (like the fish and loaves, the land overflowing with milk and honey, and the daily manna and quail). This should disabuse us of the way we might ...

Prayer Walking

This short video points out three helpful insights when trying on the Spiritual Discipline of Prayer Walking: https://youtu.be/itA74C4BtuU 1. Find out about your community/neighborhood/ school's history A. What are its gifts/legacies? B. What needs to be redeemed? 2. Pray and ask God for revelation about what God wants you to know more about your community/neighborhood/schools. 3. Pray and ask God to open your eyes to strongholds in the community, and how to fill the empty spaces and bless the community/neighborhood/schools. As we continue to "walk out" our lives with daring faith, Jesus will be right beside us, holding our hands, reminding us that "what is impossible with men is possible with God." Lk 18:27. Lent is the time to remember that Jesus turned crucifixions into resurrections. He specializes in the impossible! ✨✨✨ And nothing is too big to prayer walk for, and redeem and bless in our neighborhoods/communities/schools......

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