134: How to Pray When You're Sad
The Next Right Thing
Emily P. Freeman
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2020
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
How can we continue to move forward when so many things seem like they’re standing still? When we're still carrying grief? When our hearts are broken? Sometimes our next right thing isn't to solve a problem, it's to carry it longer. It's called lament and I'm learning it is my next right thing. Maybe it's yours too?
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Links + Resources From This Episode:
- The Next Right Thing listeners can get 2 free months of Skillshare! Details here.
- This Too Shall Last by K.J. Ramsey
- Psalm 13 (NIV)
- The Redemptive Edge: Creative Action Begins with Lament
- Whistling in the Dark by Frederick Buechner
- Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
- Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing. |
| 0:03.4 | You're listening to episode 134. |
| 0:05.8 | This is a podcast about making decisions, |
| 0:10.6 | but it's also about making a life. |
| 0:13.1 | If you struggle with decision fatigue, |
| 0:15.8 | chronic hesitation, |
| 0:17.5 | or if you just need a few minutes away |
| 0:19.5 | from the constant stream of information, |
| 0:22.3 | and the sometimes delightful, |
| 0:23.6 | but also distracting hum of entertainment, |
| 0:26.6 | well, you're in the right place. |
| 0:28.8 | You'll find a thoughtful story, |
| 0:30.1 | a little prayer, and a simple next right step. |
| 0:33.7 | Lately, it feels a little bit like |
| 0:35.9 | I've been repeating myself in these episodes, |
| 0:38.6 | saying the same things over and over again. |
| 0:40.7 | See, I just did it. |
| 0:42.2 | Each week, I noticed that, |
| 0:44.0 | and my first instinct is to come up |
| 0:46.4 | with something different, |
| 0:47.2 | to find a way to change the cultural subject. |
| 0:51.6 | But in many ways, these episodes are not just a mirror |
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