by Vinita Hampton Wright on 04/13/2010
Based on Praying the Way Jesus Prayed The words contemplation and meditation used to scare me a little. First of all, they implied sitting still, which has always been hard for me. Second, they indicated some sort of discipline in regard to my thought process. And although I am good at being analytical (I’m an [...]
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by Vinita Hampton Wright on 04/12/2010
Please read chapter one this week, “We Go Off Alone.” We invite you to use the Prayer Intentions tab to share your prayer requests and encourage you to include the intentions of our online community in your prayers. To take advantage of special savings on Praying the Way Jesus Prayed, use the promo code PRAYER. Only $8.00 [...]
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by Vinita Hampton Wright on 04/08/2010
By Vinita, based on Praying the Way Jesus Prayed There is no great secret to prayer, and no one method that will make all the difference. Jesus’ disciples asked him to teach them how to pray; maybe they thought he had the secret. It was common for teachers to pass on to their students specific [...]
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by Vinita Hampton Wright on 04/06/2010
This month we are featuring “Prayer Life Practices” on the Days of Deepening Friendship blog. Each week we will offer readings from Praying the Way Jesus Prayed by Mark Link, SJ, and reflections from Vinita . Watch this video introduction to this month’s topic. We invite you to use the Prayer Intentions tab to share your prayer requests [...]
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