S05 Episode 20: Cultivating a Life of Prayer
Abiding Together
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🗓️ 20 May 2019
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Today on the Abiding Together Podcast, Sr. Miriam, Michelle, and Heather discuss their own personal prayer lives and how it has changed through seasons and vocation. They also chat about how to develop a rhythm of prayer, cultivating spiritual disciplines, and how to pray with your spouse.
One Thing We Love this Week
- Sister Miriam's one thing - The beautiful hike at Heather's house
- Michelle's one thing - Devotion to the Sacred Heart
- Heather's one thing - Our friend of the podcast Michael Corcoro
Discussion Questions
- What form of prayer do you find easiest? What is the most challenging for you?
- How can you experience the gift of prayer in this season of your life?
- What ushers you into the presence of God quickly?
- Discuss the idea of a daily conversation with God throughout your day.
- If you're married, how can you pray with your spouse this week?
Journal Questions
- How is God inviting you to make time with Him?
- What is most on your heart right now to speak with God about?
- What devotions are you drawn to and why?
- What are the things that distract you in prayer?
- What spiritual disciplines do you need in your life right now?
Quote to Ponder
"Love to pray. Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself" - St Teresa of Calcutta
Scripture for Lectio Divina - Jeremiah 29:12
"Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you."
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together podcast in partnership with Ascension. |
| 0:11.4 | Abiding Together is a place where you can find connection, rest and encouragement on your |
| 0:16.2 | journey with Jesus Christ. |
| 0:17.9 | My name is Sister Miriam James and every week I am joined by two of my dearest friends |
| 0:22.2 | ever. |
| 0:23.2 | Heather Kim and Michelle Benzinger, what you're going to find is we're three normal women |
| 0:27.0 | who are on the journey, who laugh, we cry, we have all kinds of adventures and our heart |
| 0:31.7 | is to share our love of Christ with you, our friendship and all the beautiful and broken |
| 0:35.9 | places that we encounter. |
| 0:37.8 | So you are most welcome to join us on this journey. |
| 0:40.5 | Grab a cup of coffee, get settled in and welcome home. |
| 0:45.7 | Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together podcast where we are actually in the same time zone |
| 0:50.4 | at the same table I'm looking at the beautiful faces of Michelle Benzinger and Heather Kim. |
| 0:55.8 | Heather Kim is drinking a glass of water. |
| 0:58.5 | How are you? |
| 0:59.5 | How do you feel about being with us right now? |
| 1:00.7 | We've been laughing a lot. |
| 1:01.7 | I feel good. |
| 1:02.7 | I can't even look at you. |
| 1:03.7 | It's okay. |
| 1:04.7 | It's okay. |
| 1:05.7 | Yes. |
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