Welcome back to Wheeler Beyond Sunday! In this week’s episode, Pastor Ginger is joined by her "BFF" and special guest, Pastor Patrice Wells from Liberty Hill United Methodist, for an honest and refreshing conversation about prayer.
As Wheeler begins a new five-week series on "Prayer Pressure Problems," Ginger and Patrice pull back the curtain on the struggles even clergy face when it comes to connecting with God. They dismantle the myth that prayer requires a "special voice" or eloquent words, instead defining it through a beautiful and simple lens: Keeping company with God.
From the "crop duster" prayers of daily life to the profound "dark night of the soul," this episode explores why we often put too much pressure on ourselves and how to find our way back to a natural, sacred dialogue with the Divine.
Highlights include:
The "Prayer Voice" Myth: Why we don't need to pray like the "saints of old" to be heard.
The Power of Silence: Learning from Ginger’s New Mexico desert experience and the beauty of just being in the same "room" as God.
Prayer as Transformation: Moving past the "effectiveness trap" to see how prayer changes us rather than just our circumstances.
The Theology of Breath: A powerful look at how every breath we take is literally an utterance of the Divine name.
Navigating the Wilderness: Honest reflections on praying through grief, loss, and the times when words simply won't come.
Whether you feel like your prayer life has hit a wall, you're struggling with the "busyness" of life, or you just need to be reminded that God is as close to you as your own breath, this episode offers a warm and grace-filled space to breathe and begin again.
Join the conversation as we learn to take the pressure off and simply enjoy the companionship of the Father!
Scripture Reference: Luke 5:16 (and Jesus’s various withdrawals to prayer throughout the Gospel of Luke)
Wheeler Beyond Sunday is a podcast where we continue the conversation from Sunday morning, diving deeper into the sermon and exploring what it means to live out our faith throughout the week.
