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Read more about the article <strong>New Contemplative Prayer & Study Group</strong>

New Contemplative Prayer & Study Group

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:October 21, 2022
  • Post category:Prayer and Spiritual Practices
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A new in-person contemplative prayer group & book study is forming at St. Stephen’s! This group will meet on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month in the sanctuary…

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Petition

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:June 20, 2022
  • Post category:Adult Formation/Prayer and Spiritual Practices
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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…

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Invocation

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:June 17, 2022
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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…

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Read more about the article Elaborating the Shape of Prayer

Elaborating the Shape of Prayer

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:June 15, 2022
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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…

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The Peace of God

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:June 9, 2022
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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…

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Read more about the article Entering the Divine Reality Through Prayer, Part One

Entering the Divine Reality Through Prayer, Part One

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:June 4, 2022
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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…

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Read more about the article A Necessary Corrective

A Necessary Corrective

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:May 13, 2022
  • Post category:Adult Formation/Prayer and Spiritual Practices/Worship
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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,…

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Read more about the article The One Who Helps Us to Mature

The One Who Helps Us to Mature

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:April 22, 2022
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This is a continuation of the discussion started in the post titled The One Who Walks in the Garden. There are, of course, other ways to look at the second…

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The One Who Walks in the Garden

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:April 20, 2022
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Once human beings became conscious of the world, we did very little for 180,000 years. We were hunter-gatherers who worked for about three hours a week and used only about…

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A Covenant Formed of Questions

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:April 15, 2022
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I write this on Good Friday. Throughout the night, different people have come and prayed in the Garden of Repose that we set-up in the sanctuary. Framed by trees and…

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We require vaccination against Covid-19  for attendance at in-person services. Unvaccinated people are welcome to join us online.

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Midday Prayer We meet in the sanctuary at 12:15 on Wednesdays, and have lunch together after the service.

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