Hello and welcome to another episode of One Heart, One Mind.

I'm your host Thomas Mocky.

Thank you so much for listening.

I'm going to change gears a little bit today.

For episode six, I want to put it all together.

One Heart One Mind is a new podcast,

and I've been thinking about what are the most foundational concepts,

topics, practices I can introduce to build a bit of a container, a bit of a

vessel to help us travel well together. So the five episodes previous to the show touched on

aspects of prayer life that I feel are important to create a foundation. And in this episode, I want to do an

extended guided practice where we're just putting it all together. Kicking the tires, if I can

extend the metaphor, taking a little road test, if I can extend the metaphor, but really just making these principles and practices our own.

I have my own way of talking about things.

Sometimes it's helpful for some, less helpful for others.

That's just how it is.

But here's an opportunity to really move into your own practice and see what's right

for you, see what's true for you.

So I'll start with a brief passage from Howard Thurman.

I talked about Howard Thurman in episode one on atmosphere. And he describes prayer practice

as a way that we can cultivate a potent atmosphere,

a divine atmosphere around us that affects everybody for the good.

And referring to Jesus, Howard Thurman wrote, his whole countenance glowed with the glory of the Father.

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