You're listening to Encounter, a simple daily podcast made possible by listeners like

you.

We hope to help you discover sacred moments in the middle of ordinary days.

If you would enjoy more seasonal and topical meditations, I encourage you to download

the encountering piece mobile app, where all of the meditations are free, as they should

be.

Just listen.

How beautiful is the cadence, the rhythm, and the pace.

Do you recognize the language, but it's not Hebrew and it's not Arabic?

It's actually Arabic, the language that Jesus spoke.

And what you're listening to is the Lord's Prayer being spoken in Arabic with a Galilean

accent.

When the disciples asked Jesus, how should we pray?

This is how Jesus answered.

Have you felt your prayers go unanswered on your journey of light?

Like your prayers are hollow words, just bouncing in an empty room.

Well this meditation from the third chapter of 1 Peter will help give you peace that

your words are being heard.

No matter the words, no matter the language, God is attentive to you and the prayers of

your heart.

So to begin your meditation, find a place to be comfortable, alone, quiet, and still.

We will be together for about 15 minutes, but start now by taking a moment to arrange

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