Conversations: A Prayer Guide
It's all because of YOU!
Hello Prayer & Practicers!
You may have already heard the fun news from my Selah Letter that I’ve been working on a brand new collection of poems, practices, and prayers called Conversations. It’s based around the piercing questions that Jesus asked people, “Do you want to be well?” “Why are you so afraid?” “Who do you say that I am?” “Do you love me?” Each of those questions, and many more, sparked the most beautiful interactions between Jesus and His friends. And I believe He is still curiously inviting us into these kinds of conversations today.
What you may not know is that this little project began with our Prayer & Practice sessions! For over a year now, I’ve been meeting monthly with this wonderful community over zoom to encounter Christ through listening prayer and guided exercises. It’s my absolute favorite thing.
During these past monthly P&P’s (does that work!?), we’ve already engaged in a few of the practices and prompts that will show up in the upcoming printed collection, but several are brand new!
I have loved these live interactions with you more than I imagined, and I wanted to have a written version of what these group sessions are like together.
So, first, thank you for the many ways you have unknowingly contributed to this creative project, especially as it’s a surprisingly different style and format for me!
Second, I wanted to let you know, in case you didn’t see it, that we’re actually having WEEKLY “prayer & practice” sessions through Easter (see below!). This also means, we will NOT be having our usual end-of-month Prayer & Practice for March and we’ll resume those on April 24th.
In the meantime, I would love to have you join this free series of live zoom sessions, engaging the questions Jesus still asks us:
We began last week, and we’ll go through the next 5 Sunday evenings, ending on Easter. For each 45 minute call, I’ll guide us in meditative Scripture readings, reflective prompts, and prayerful listening exercises.
Here’s the schedule, all Sundays at 8:30pm EST:
March 16: What are you seeking? (watch the recording here!)
March 23: Why are you so afraid?
March 30: What do you want me to do for you?
April 6: Who condemns you?
April 13: Who do you say that I am?
April 20: Do you love me?
If you don’t need more information about Jesus, but simply crave conversation with Jesus, then these prayer sessions are for you. If you want a soul-rich way of walking with Christ toward Easter, this is for you. If you desire to cultivate an interactive, mutual friendship with Jesus, this is for you!
I’ll be recording portions of our zoom calls and sending them to the Selah Letter community soon afterward (so be sure you’re subscribed!) if you aren’t able to join me live on Sunday evenings. You only need to register once for the link to attend one or all of this series. And feel free to keep your camera/mic off and simply receive.
Friends, my desire is that both the forthcoming booklet and the live prayer exercises will usher you into healing, connection, and dialogue with Jesus as your Guide.
I hope to see you there!
Sarah
