Petition
Image: The Temptation of St Anthony, engraving by Martin Schongauer, c. 1470–75 After offering an invocation that leads me through a door into the divine presence, I often find that my…
Invocation
A few years ago, I spent the summer praying through the Jawshan Kabir, a remarkable Islamic text that lists more than a thousand names for God. I was merely a…
Elaborating the Shape of Prayer
Faiths tend to build expectations for prayer, which can almost be thought of as a form of manners. Breaking the prayer form is impolite. God, of course, can handle impolite…
The Peace of God
There are many ways of praying and thinking about prayer. A common one is to consider prayer a kind of conversation with God. This conversation can take any shape and…
Entering the Divine Reality Through Prayer, Part One
In a previous post, I talked about ways to open a door into the divine reality that Christians call the Kingdom of God. I mentioned prayer in passing before going…
A Necessary Corrective
I've been writing about worship as a way of entering an alternate reality, which Christians might call the Courts of Heaven, The Heavenly City, The Heavenly Banquet, The Resurrection Life,…
Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part Three
This is part three of a series that explores the way in which we covenant with God through worship. Goodman discerns a basic pattern in all cultures that create ritual…
Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part Two
This post is the second in a series that explores how we covenant with God through worship. Everybody worships, and worship involves attention, awareness and discipline. But it also involves…
Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part One
This post is the first in a series on covenanting with God through worship. Part of covenanting with anyone is spending time with them. Neglect will end any relationship we…
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