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“Gales of stress threaten to bend us to the ground” (from Psalm 119:137-44 in “We Love Your Invitations”). We sure do need support to come back to balance! The Psalms, Listening Practices, and conversations are a consistent way to regulate our minds.
Engage with this Listening Practice today by letting us know what stands out to you.
The stress of life, the gale force winds of uncertainty, threaten. And we need safe spaces to become. To become at peace with who we are. To become still. To start the process of moving again. To be loved – by...2022-10-2015 min
Faith at HomePsalm 119:137-144 G | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home“Gales of stress threaten to bend us to the ground” (from Psalm 119:137-44 in “We Love Your Invitations”). We sure do need support to come back to balance! The Psalms, Listening Practices, and conversations are a consistent way to regulate our minds.
Engage with this Listening Practice today by letting us know what stands out to you.
The stress of life, the gale force winds of uncertainty, threaten. And we need safe spaces to become. To become at peace with who we are. To become still. To start the process of moving again. To be loved – by...2022-10-2015 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomePsalm 119:161-168 F | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home
“We are treasure hunters who find a cave of gold in your instructions,” is one of the lines from Psalm 119:161-168.
What treasure are you seeking? And have you opened up your treasure map? You are invited to the pathway of relationship with God who is kind and generous. Around every curve on this pathway find caves of gold in the invitations of the Divine.
Reading from “We Love Your Invitations,” we, Jennifer and Reade Holtslander, explore what we notice. Carrying those ideas into conversation with God and one another, we pray together, and model a form o...2022-10-0713 minFaith at HomePsalm 119:161-168 F | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home“We are treasure hunters who find a cave of gold in your instructions,” is one of the lines from Psalm 119:161-168.
What treasure are you seeking? And have you opened up your treasure map? You are invited to the pathway of relationship with God who is kind and generous. Around every curve on this pathway find caves of gold in the invitations of the Divine.
Reading from “We Love Your Invitations,” we, Jennifer and Reade Holtslander, explore what we notice. Carrying those ideas into conversation with God and one another, we pray together, and model a form o...2022-10-0713 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomePsalm 119:81-88 E | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home
Are you exhausted? Frustrated? Do you want something different? Psalm 119:81-88 invites us into a conversation about our frustration.
As people of faith in a topsy-turvy world, these are the honest feelings that can bubble up within us. When we acknowledge the way things are for us in this moment, we can find the comfort we need. When we reach out for the support of the Divine and companions on the spiritual journey, we can survive hard times.
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This short episode of “Living Faith at Home” models a pr...2022-10-0414 minFaith at HomePsalm 119:81-88 E | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ HomeAre you exhausted? Frustrated? Do you want something different? Psalm 119:81-88 invites us into a conversation about our frustration.
As people of faith in a topsy-turvy world, these are the honest feelings that can bubble up within us. When we acknowledge the way things are for us in this moment, we can find the comfort we need. When we reach out for the support of the Divine and companions on the spiritual journey, we can survive hard times.
Modelling a Lectio Divina Prayer Practice
This short episode of “Living Faith at Home” models a pr...2022-10-0414 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomePsalm 119:25-32 D | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home
“Dragged down and dusted,” starts Part D of Psalm 119:25-32. Have you ever felt discouraged? This section of the longest Psalm paints a picture of emotions of discouragement and dismay. We can acknowledge our emotions.
And we can accept the invitations that God offers us today through this Psalm. Maybe you are invited to stop walking the pathway toward destruction. Perhaps, the Spirit invites you to keep on telling your stories because God hears you and invites you into a new life.
What catches your attention as you listen along with us? How does the Spir...2022-07-1413 minFaith at HomePsalm 119:25-32 D | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home“Dragged down and dusted,” starts Part D of Psalm 119:25-32. Have you ever felt discouraged? This section of the longest Psalm paints a picture of emotions of discouragement and dismay. We can acknowledge our emotions.
And we can accept the invitations that God offers us today through this Psalm. Maybe you are invited to stop walking the pathway toward destruction. Perhaps, the Spirit invites you to keep on telling your stories because God hears you and invites you into a new life.
What catches your attention as you listen along with us? How does the Spir...2022-07-1413 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomePsalm 119:17-24 C | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home
Part C of “We Love Your Invitations” is based on Psalm 119:17-24. The highway of our lives is busy. The cry of our hearts is for time and a blanket of comfort for our griefs. This section of Psalm 119 offers us a relationship with God and with a community as the medicine for our deep heart hunger.
First, listen to Psalm 119:17-24 with lines starting with the letter C. What stories from your life arise? Then, listen again! What does God want to say to you? What invitation to do, be, or become emerges?
Carry all...2022-07-1211 minFaith at HomePsalm 119:17-24 C | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ HomePart C of “We Love Your Invitations” is based on Psalm 119:17-24. The highway of our lives is busy. The cry of our hearts is for time and a blanket of comfort for our griefs. This section of Psalm 119 offers us a relationship with God and with a community as the medicine for our deep heart hunger.
First, listen to Psalm 119:17-24 with lines starting with the letter C. What stories from your life arise? Then, listen again! What does God want to say to you? What invitation to do, be, or become emerges?
Carry all...2022-07-1211 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomePsalm 119:9-16 B | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home
Listen along with us to Part B of Psalm 119:9-16, as paraphrased by Jennifer in her book “We Love Your Invitations.” Psalm 119 is an acrostic Psalm and reminds us of the joy of Alphabet Books for early learners. Acrostics jog our memories. Acrostics help us to hold God’s word in our hearts as we move through our daily experiences.
As we listen, we pay attention to what stands out to us! Then we speak out loud what we notice in a safe space. This practice of listening develops our ability to hear God speak to us. It als...2022-06-0211 minFaith at HomePsalm 119:9-16 B | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ HomeListen along with us to Part B of Psalm 119:9-16, as paraphrased by Jennifer in her book “We Love Your Invitations.” Psalm 119 is an acrostic Psalm and reminds us of the joy of Alphabet Books for early learners. Acrostics jog our memories. Acrostics help us to hold God’s word in our hearts as we move through our daily experiences.
As we listen, we pay attention to what stands out to us! Then we speak out loud what we notice in a safe space. This practice of listening develops our ability to hear God speak to us. It als...2022-06-0211 minFaith at HomePsalm 119:1-8 A | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ HomePsalm 119:1-8 is the beginning of an alphabet Psalm that celebrates God’s love for us and God’s invitations to be in a life of relationship. Using the paraphrase from our book, “We Love Your Invitations,” we model a process of listening to God and join in a simple Listening Practice.
Through conversation, relationship, and reflection, we note the threads of what is most meaningful to us today. What stands out to you in Psalm 119:1-8? How does the Divine invite you to do, be, or become through this process today?
“We Love Your Invitation...2022-05-3110 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomePsalm 119:1-8 A | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home
Psalm 119:1-8 is the beginning of an alphabet Psalm that celebrates God’s love for us and God’s invitations to be in a life of relationship. Using the paraphrase from our book, “We Love Your Invitations,” we model a process of listening to God and join in a simple Listening Practice.
Through conversation, relationship, and reflection, we note the threads of what is most meaningful to us today. What stands out to you in Psalm 119:1-8? How does the Divine invite you to do, be, or become through this process today?
“We Love Your Invitation...2022-05-3110 minFaith at HomePsalm 107:1-22 | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ HomeBuilding upon our previous listening experiences, we continue to practice listening for the voice of God. This involves paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and experiences and then talking together.
In this conversation, we explore what we notice in the first half of one of Reade's favourite Psalms. It has several great story lines that point to times of trouble and the ways that God saved people in the midst of their trouble.
Through direct and indirect invitations, how do you notice God calling you forward as you listen to this Psalm?2021-12-1111 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomePsalm 107:1-22 | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home
Building upon our previous listening experiences, we continue to practice listening for the voice of God. This involves paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and experiences and then talking together.
In this conversation, we explore what we notice in the first half of one of Reade’s favourite Psalms. It has several great story lines that point to times of trouble and the ways that God saved people in the midst of their trouble.
Through direct and indirect invitations, how do you notice God calling you forward as you listen to this Psalm?
Th...2021-12-1111 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomePsalm 106:24-48 | Simple Lectio Divina | Faith @ Home
Let’s listen to Psalm 106:24-48 together. This can help us settle down our activated nervous systems. Listening to God, to ourselves, and to one another as we read the last half of Psalm 106 is a practice for regulating our minds. Listen along with us to find deep connection to the Divine, to seek out hope, and to feel supported in the midst of challenging times.
What do you notice as you listen along? What calls you forward?
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2021-10-0313 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Practice Psalm 106:24-48 (NCV)Settling down our activated nervous systems by listening to the Psalms, ourselves, and one another as we read the last half of Psalm 106 together. Listen along with us to find deep connection to the Divine, to seek out hope and support in the midst of challenging times. What do you notice as you listen […]
The post Faith at Home Listening Practice Practice Psalm 106:24-48 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-10-0313 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 106:1-23Meditation and dialogue using the first half of Psalm 106 brings a space of attention and remembering into our days. What do you notice as you listen to this Psalm being read? What does the Life-Giving Spirit invite you towards as you listen and reflect? Leave us a quick comment to let us know that […]
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Meditation and dialogue using the first half of Psalm 106 brings a space of attention and remembering into our days. What do you notice as you listen to this Psalm being read? What does the Life-Giving Spirit invite you towards as you listen and reflect?
Leave us a quick comment to let us know that you listened along!
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2021-09-1713 minFaith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 106:1-23Meditation and dialogue using the first half of Psalm 106 brings a space of attention and remembering into our days. What do you notice as you listen to this Psalm being read? What does the Life-Giving Spirit invite you towards as you listen and reflect?
Leave us a quick comment to let us know that you listened along!
For more information about Spiritual Direction sessions with Jennifer, book a exploration call through livingfaithathome.ca2021-09-1713 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 105:37-45Listening to the final section of Psalm 105 stirs our sacred imaginations to experience joy at the thought of freedom after slavery. It also invites gratitude for the many ways that the Divine Family initiate in our lives and provide for us. Do you want to hear God speak to you? There are many practices […]
The post Faith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 105:37-45 appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-09-1510 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 105:16-36Are you looking for a way to pause and listen to your life and hear the voice of God? We pause to listen using the centre section of Psalm 105 which retells the story of the Hebrew people and their years in Egypt. There are so many things that can come to our attention in […]
The post Faith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 105:16-36 appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-09-1314 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 105:1-15 (NCV)Remember! Remember to remember! Psalm 105:1-15 retells the story of the Hebrew people and their experience of relationship with God. This first section of Psalm 105 recounts early Hebrew history prior to slavery in Egypt. As we listen together to what God might be saying to us through this practice, what do you notice? We […]
The post Faith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 105:1-15 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-07-3012 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 104:19-35 (NCV)Listening Practice with the last half of Psalm 104 brings together the natural world, our experiences of life, and God’s involvement with the created world and in our experiences. Life has so many changes and in the midst of them all, God is with us! As we listen to this Psalm we attend to the […]
The post Faith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 104:19-35 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-07-2411 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 104:1-18 (NCV)There are so many details to delight in as we explore our everyday lives and as we practice listening to Psalm 104:1-18. The practice of listening to the Psalms helps us to attend to those details. Practicing listening to God through the Psalms helps us to calm our spirits down as we pay attention to all the little […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 104:1-18 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-07-1511 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 103 (NCV)In Psalm 103, the writer of this prayer-poem repeats the invitation to say “thank you” to God again and again. When you look back over the last 24 hours, the last 7 days, the last month, can you see any experiences of God’s kindness to you?If we practice saying, “thank you, God,” we can find […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 103 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-07-0111 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 102:18-28 (NCV)How do you share the story of your life, or the experiences of your faith relationship, with the people around you? Psalm 102:18-28 tells the story of God at work in the story of people’s lives over the long haul, and expresses the vision of a future where the next generations to come will also […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 102:18-28 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-06-2309 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 102:1-17 (NCV)We listen together to the first half of Psalm 102 (verses 1-17), and as we listen, we become aware of the world around us, and the experiences of grief in our lives. We are invited to keep on calling out to God, to keep on leaning in to relationship with God. What are you aware […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 102:1-17 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-06-1911 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 101 (NCV)What we notice through Listening Practices of the Psalms helps us to understand ourselves better, and helps us to become aware of how we live out what we believe to be true about God. As we braid together the threads of the stories our lives and our lived faith with the words of Psalm 101, […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 101 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-06-1509 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 100 (NCV)We are listening to the voice of God and to what matters most to us as we join in a Listening Practice with Psalm 100. Read. Listen. Dialogue. Repeat. Would you believe what a difference this kind of practice can make to our everyday lives? Today, as we explore Psalm 100, we notice the ways […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 100 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-06-0308 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 99 (NCV)Pause with us for an opportunity to feed your soul! As we listen to Psalm 99 and share in conversation about what we notice, our relationship with God grows. This Psalm is full of references to the natural world. Do you hear an invitation to join in saying “thank you” to God for something today? […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 99 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-06-0111 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeListening Practice Psalm 98 (NCV)What new thing are you being invited to in your relationship with God? As we listen our way through the Psalms, we grow our relationship with God and with one another. Psalm 98 is a prayer-poem full of metaphor, music, and invitations. What do you notice as you listen along?
The post Listening Practice Psalm 98 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2021-05-1108 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 97 (NCV)Psalm 97 talks of God’s goodness and power while asking us to turn to God and do right so we can be blessed. Is that what you hear? Is that what you experience? Sometimes the Psalms push us in directions we’re uncomfortable with.
The post Faith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 97 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-12-1214 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 96 (NCV)Psalm 96 tells us to tell others of God’s goodness and love and to let the natural world speak out about God’s grace. What do you hear as you listen to this happy Psalm? Is God saying to you what the Psalm is saying? Or is God speaking other words in the midst of your […]
The post Faith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 96 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-12-1113 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 95 (NCV)When we listen to Psalm 95, we might be reminded of songs we have heard. Or we might notice the contrast in emotions between the beginning of the Psalm and the end of it. As we listen to the words of the Psalm and the whisper of the Divine through our thoughts and intuition, we […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 95 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-12-0512 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 94 (NCV)What does it mean for God to be engaged in the suffering of our everyday lives? As we encounter the pain and suffering of our personal experiences, and of the world at large, we continue to grapple with trying to hear what God is saying to us. Psalm 94 is a conversation partner in the […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 94 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-12-0214 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 93 (NCV)Here is a new Faith at Home Listening Practice using Psalm 93. The waves of our life circumstances sometimes seem to rise up higher and higher. Psalm 93 helps us to enter a space of remembering that the Creator can create a strong, sturdy foundation for us even when the waves buffet against us. Let […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 93 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-11-1409 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 92 (NCV)This Listening Practice using Psalm 92 paints a picture of trees, strongly rooted, and bearing fruit even in their old age. As we listen to the words of this Psalm, we are listening for the voice of the Divine, and for what matters most to us, today. May we be rooted in a relationship with […]
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 92 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-11-1110 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 91 (NCV)Do you feel safe and protected? Psalm 91 talks about safety and protection. What does that mean in the world you live in now? Psalm 91 says that God will save us. What do you notice? What is God calling you to?
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 91 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-10-2513 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 90 (NCV)When we read the Psalms and listen meditatively we can begin to hear God speaking to us. Join us as we listen to Psalm 90.
The post Faith at Home: Listening Practice Psalm 90 (NCV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-10-2211 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 89:38-52 (NET)Psalm 89:38-52 wraps up our final Listening Practice from this Psalm of 52 verses. Do you ever feel like crying because you are afraid that God has forgotten you? Over the long haul, the practice of listening to the Psalms, and through Psalms to God, and to ourselves, helps us to become better at hearing […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 89:38-52 (NET) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-10-1414 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeListening Practice Psalm 89:19-37 (NET)What do you do with the words of they Psalms when they speak to our deepest fear that God is going to be angry with us for ever? When they stir up the trauma of cut off relationships? As we practice listening using the words of Psalm 89:19-37, we notice the fear of broken relationship. […]
The post Listening Practice Psalm 89:19-37 (NET) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-10-1112 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeListening Practice Psalm 89:1-18 (NET)Are the waves in your life so big they are shaking you to your core? Do you feel like the big picture is taking your breath away? As we listen together to the first 18 verses of Psalm 89, we notice the bigness of the world and the specific-ness of God’s love. Sometimes the rocking […]
The post Listening Practice Psalm 89:1-18 (NET) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-10-0813 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 88 (NET)
This Psalm 88 Listening Practice takes us into the heart of lament. If we read the Psalms just based on what we like, or what we want to feel, we’d avoid this Psalm nine times out of ten.
And yet, there are days when we feel the deep pain of sorrow. There are days were we wonder if God is listening.
As much as listening practices are about getting better at listening, they are about underlining the truth that God is listening, too! When we practice listening to the Psalms, we can experience hearing the Di...2020-10-0411 minFaith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 88 (NET)This Psalm 88 Listening Practice takes us into the heart of lament. If we read the Psalms just based on what we like, or what we want to feel, we’d avoid this Psalm nine times out of ten.
And yet, there are days when we feel the deep pain of sorrow. There are days were we wonder if God is listening.
As much as listening practices are about getting better at listening, they are about underlining the truth that God is listening, too! When we practice listening to the Psalms, we can experience hearing the Divine AND being heard. We ca...2020-10-0411 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 88This Psalm 88 Listening Practice takes us into the heart of lament. If we read the Psalms just based on what we like, or what we want to feel, we’d avoid this Psalm nine times out of ten. And yet, there are days when we feel the deep pain of sorrow. There are days were […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 88 appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-10-0411 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 87 (NET)As we practice listening using Psalm 87, we hear a lot of names of far-off locations. The Psalmist celebrates being “one of the beautiful people.” Yet, we hear the Divine’s love for us, even though we aren’t part of the named group. As you listen, what do you hear today? Share with us in the […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 87 (NET) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-10-0100 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeListening Practice Psalm 86 (NET)Today’s Listening Practice with Psalm 86 reminds us that God is kind, faithful and forgiving. Even when we feel like things aren’t going our way, we can trust that there will be evidence of God’s favour. We can ask for relationship, give and take, with God. This video shares one of our prayer practices. Engaging […]
The post Listening Practice Psalm 86 (NET) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-09-2600 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeListening Practice Psalm 85 (NET)When we pause to listen to ourselves and God using Psalm 85, we notice the fear that God might be angry and the scattering pull of distracting thoughts. The process of time out to listen, to slow down our breathing and focus (and re-focus and re-focus again) is a great spiritual practice for everyday life. […]
The post Listening Practice Psalm 85 (NET) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-09-2400 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 84 (NET)This Living Faith at Home Listening Practice is a form of #prayer using Psalm 84. As we listen today, we are invited to travel with the Divine and find ourselves “at home,” with God wherever we are. Better is one day in God’s presence than a thousand elsewhere. This prayer practice (and one for the […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 84 (NET) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-09-1900 minFaith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 83 (NET)Pausing in the midst of our circumstances, we can listen together for what the Divine might be speaking to us. A Listening Practice creates a safe container for facing our changing experiences and uncertainty, and can help us to call out to God even when our faces are covered in shame.
This Psalm 83 Listening Practice invited us to acknowledge our own desires and mortality, and then to show up with mud on our faces in God’s presence.As you listen along, if you become aware that you’d like support through one-on-one spiritual guidance or group spiritual conversation, schedule an o...2020-09-1612 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 83 (NET)Pausing in the midst of our circumstances, we can listen together for what the Divine might be speaking to us. A Listening Practice creates a safe container for facing our changing experiences and uncertainty, and can help us to call out to God even when our faces are covered in shame. This Psalm 83 Listening […]
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Pausing in the midst of our circumstances, we can listen together for what the Divine might be speaking to us. A Listening Practice creates a safe container for facing our changing experiences and uncertainty, and can help us to call out to God even when our faces are covered in shame.
This Psalm 83 Listening Practice invited us to acknowledge our own desires and mortality, and then to show up with mud on our faces in God’s presence.As you listen along, if you become aware that you’d like support through one-on-one spiritual guidance or g...2020-09-1612 min
Listening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Listening Practice Psalm 78:1-16 NETHow does your experience of everyday faith connect you to your physical and spiritual ancestors? How might your everyday faith experience impact your physical or spiritual descendants?The beginning of Psalm 78 stirs up images of telling the story of the Divine Family’s work in our lives and invites us to pass that story on to those might want to share in the experience and be part of the spiritual family. What an invitation!What does the Life-Giving Spirit bring to your attention as you listen along with us to Psalm 78:1-16? Share your moments of...2020-06-2700 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 75 (NET)Today we are crying out for the Divine to exalt those who have been downtrodden for so long. Psalm 75 joins with the outpourings of our hearts and reminds us that when we dissolve in fear, the Divine Family will be there. When those who have been pushed down, are finally raised up, the Divine […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 75 (NET) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-06-1300 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 70 (NET)What are the pathways that you have created in your life? What are the pathways that you have created in your brain? Listening to our lives and to the Divine Family is a practice that we come back to again and again (and again!) In this short Psalm 70, we are encouraged to notice and […]
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Listening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 68:20-35 Listening PracticeThe post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 68:20-35 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-05-0500 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 66 (NRSV)As we listen to Psalm 66 from the New Revised Standard Version Reade notices a call to pay attention for what God has done in his life. Jennifer hears the invitation to tell the Divine Family the concerns of her heart because the Divine IS listening. What do YOU hear as you listen along to […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 66 (NRSV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-04-2300 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeListening Practice Psalm 62 (NRSV)You might be feeling the need for a refuge. Psalm after Psalm expresses big feelings that don’t easily melt away. When held in the loving, compassionate presence of the Divine, those feelings don’t need to be run from. Instead we can let them be flags to us that help us to breathe in the moment […]
The post Listening Practice Psalm 62 (NRSV) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-04-0900 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 48 Listening PracticeThe post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 48 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-02-0600 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 44:9-26 Listening PracticeAs we listen to the Divine Family through the words of the last half of Psalm 44, we hear emotions and invitations to relationship and remembering. What do you hear as you listen to the Divine Family through this listening practice today?
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 44:9-26 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-01-2100 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 44:1-8 Listening PracticeToday we listen to the Divine Family speak to us through Psalm 44:1-8. The Divine Family have been with us in the past. The Divine Family is with us now. The Divine Family will be with us in the future. What do you hear as you listen to the Divine Family today? If you are […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 44:1-8 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-01-1400 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 43 Listening PracticeWhen the dark closes in or the internal jangles get too loud, a Listening Practice can help us to get calm, find the light, and seek out the spaces of hope and refuge. I wonder, what do you hear as you listen today? What do you notice as an invitation that calls you forward? Take […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 43 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-01-1000 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 42 Listening PracticeWe practice listening to God using Psalm 42 from the New Revised Standard Version. Changes in our patterns can throw us for a loop and wear us out. It can be hard to get back into the groove but the Divine Family is there waiting, always. Are you interested in some bonus spaces of connection? […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 42 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2020-01-0700 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 41 Listening PracticeHow do you practice your listening for discernment, for the voice of the Divine Family and for clarity about what matters most to you in this day? A Listening Practice is one of the tools that can be used to develop those skills, to bring peace in the midst of the busy-ness of life and […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 41 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-12-1900 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 40:9-17 Listening PracticeAs together we listen to the last half of Psalm 40 from the NRSV, you might notice a word or a phrase stand out. We heard the Divine Family draw attention to our own needs for security and provision. We also heard the invitation to “rejoice” and “tell the good news.” What do you hear […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 40:9-17 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-12-1700 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 40:1-8 Listening PracticeUsing the first half of Psalm 40, we lean in towards the Divine Family. They speak to us today and everyday. As we listen, there is balm for our hurts, peace and love for our fears, and moments of deep joy even in the midst of pain and fatigue. What do you hear from the […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 40:1-8 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-12-1400 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 39 Listening PracticeIn this episode of the Faith at Home Podcast we listen to the Divine speaking into our everyday lives through Psalm 39. What do you notice as you listen along today? If you’d like ongoing access to the video vault of Faith at Home podcasts, join us over on the Faith at Home Patreon page […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 39 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-12-1100 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 38:12-22 Listening PracticeWe listen to God speak to us from Psalm 38:12-22. Life isn’t easy but God is with us. If you’d like ongoing access to the video vault of Faith at Home podcasts, join us over on the Faith at Home Patreon page (www.patreon.com/FaithatHome).
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 38:12-22 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-12-0600 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 38:1-11 Listening PracticeWe listen to hear God speak from Psalm 38:1-11. We’re invited to say what we want to say. Even if it’s angry, hurt or embittered words. The Psalmist has no qualms about speaking their true feelings and we don’t need to either. If you’d like ongoing access to the video vault of Faith at Home […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 38:1-11 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-12-0400 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 37:34-40 Listening PracticeWhen the situations around us seem untenable and the world is filled with hurry, anxiety and mess, a Listening Practice can bring us to a place of awareness. As we listen to Psalm 37:34-40 in the New Revised Standard Version, we find that it points out some things in ourselves and points to some things […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 37:34-40 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-11-2800 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 37:21-33 Listening PracticeListening to Psalm 37:21-33 in the New Revised Standard Version. The Divine Family is always present and active in our world. God is listening to us and is speaking if we will listen. If you’d like ongoing access to the video vault of Faith at Home podcasts, join us over on the Faith at Home […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 37:21-33 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-11-2600 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 37:10-20 Listening PracticeListening to Psalm 37:10-20 in the New Revised Standard Version.Do you feel poor or abundantly provided for? It’s something this Psalm talks about. Life isn’t always easy or fun but God is always with us. What do you hear today as God speaks through this Psalm? If you’d like ongoing access to the video vault […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 37:10-20 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-11-2100 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 37:1-9 Listening PracticeWe listen to Psalm 37:1-9 today in the New Revised Standard version.Not fretting and refraining from anger are difficult when we see bad behaviour and violence in our world but this Psalm suggests we wait for God to work. Evil won’t always be running rampant.What do you hear today as you listen to this Psalm? […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 37:1-9 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-11-1800 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 36 Listening PracticeWe begin a second season of the Faith at Home Podcast. We start a new season and use a different translation, the New Revised Standard Version. We begin with Psalm 36. This Psalm repeats the words “steadfast love” three times. God’s steadfast love is available to us whether we’re aware of it or not. What […]
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Listening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 35:11-28 Listening PracticeSometimes we notice feeling like a motherless child. Other times we notice the ridiculousness of our desire to see our enemies becoming the donkey in “Pin the Tail on the Donkey.” And still other times we notice the call to check our lives or shout “Hallelujah.” What thoughts and feelings do you notice today as […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 35:11-28 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-10-1700 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeListening Practice Psalm 35:1-10 (MSG)Can you hear the Divine Family saying, “I’ll save you!” and does their promise make your bones laugh? The imagery and words from the first half of Psalm 35 might speak you in many different ways. What does the Life Giving Spirit draw to your awareness today? Share in the comments or send us a […]
The post Listening Practice Psalm 35:1-10 (MSG) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-10-1500 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 34:11-22 Listening PracticeAs we listen for the words, phrases and ideas that stand out to us in this Psalm 34:1-10 Listening Practice, we can pay attention for what the Divine Family might be calling us toward. Whatever the situations of our lives or the feelings that emerge in our days, we can approach the “…still God is […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 34:11-22 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-10-1000 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 34:1-10 Listening PracticeAs we listen for the words, phrases and ideas that stand out to us in this Psalm 34:1-10 Listening Practice, we can pay attention for what the Divine Family might be calling us toward. Whatever the situations of our lives or the feelings that emerge in our days, we can approach the Divine Family with […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 34:1-10 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-10-0800 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 33:13-22 Listening PracticeAre you looking for love and strength to get through the day? We can turn to the Divine Family, listening for their conversation with us to give us the help that we need. The last half of Psalm 33 reminded us of these things, but the Life-Giving Spirit might draw something different to your attention. […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 33:13-22 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-10-0300 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 33:1-12 Listening PracticePsalm 33 invites us to practices of delight and creativity. How is the Divine Family at work in creation and in your life today? How do you experience the Divine Family looking at you and all of creation with affectionate satisfaction? For all the videos from the Faith at Home Listening Practice vault join our […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 33:1-12 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-10-0100 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 32 Listening PracticeDo you count yourself “lucky?” What might that mean to you? If we are looking for a fresh start, we can come to the Divine Family without hesitation. This Listening Practice can help to create that fresh start! Share your insights in a safe space…and in the comments below or at https://www.patreon.com/FaithatHome.
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 32 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-09-2600 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 31:14-24 Listening Practice“Warm me with your smile. Save me because you love me!” The Divine Family hears us and invites us to bring our whole selves into relationship with them. What experiences and word pictures are brought to mind as you listen to the Divine Family through the final verses of Psalm 31? Each day we can […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 31:14-24 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-09-2400 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 31:1-13 Listening PracticeAre the thoughts inside your head or the critics outside yourself yelling loudly today? Come, settle in with the first half of Psalm 31 today as we listen for the ideas that stand out to us, and the calls that lead us forward. As always, we’d love to hear what is growing in you as […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 31:1-13 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-09-1900 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 30When you approach the Divine Family, how do you think that they view you? Through this Listening Practice with Psalm 30, we can approach the Divine Family face to face and be loved! For more interaction and access to the whole video vault, come join us at https://www.patreon.com/FaithatHome
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 30 appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-09-1700 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 29 Listening PracticeGrab a cup of your favorite beverage and let’s sit down together to listen to what our lives, this Psalm and the Divine Family are saying today. As we pause to listen today, we are invited to be at peace in the midst of the whirl of life. Take a moment to share your insights […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 29 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-09-1400 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 28 (MSG)As we pause today to listen to Psalm 28, we might feel discouraged or filled with joy. Whatever our feelings might be, wherever we are in the cycle of life, the Divine Family hears us praying and invites us to bring our whole selves into their presence.
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 28 (MSG) appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-09-1000 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 27 Listening PracticeThe traffic in our brains can often be bustling. Pausing with Psalm 27 can invite us to come back to calm, to light, to life and to zest over and over again. What do you notice as you listen to these words today? The video vault and other behind the scenes tidbits from Faith at […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 27 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-09-0900 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 26 Listening PracticeAs you listen to Psalm 26 today, are you feeling like you are in step with the Divine? Listening Practices can be part of our routines for well-ness and can move us toward being “fit inside and out.” For all the videos from the Faith at Home Listening Practice vault join our Patreon page at […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 26 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-09-0300 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 25:12-22 Listening PracticeWhat does it look like when our lives are ones of friendship with the Divine? Are there things that stand out to you in the last half of Psalm 25? As we take time regularly to nourish our wellness by listening to our lives and to the Divine Family through the Psalms, we find a […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 25:12-22 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-08-3100 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 25:1-11 Listening PracticeThere are days where we feel like we are dragging and other days where we are standing tall. Whatever your current posture is today, what arises from a few moments of pause along with the first half of Psalm 25? For all the videos from the Faith at Home Listening Practice vault check out our […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 25:1-11 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-08-2700 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 24 Listening Practice“God is at their side; with God’s help they make it.” What do you hear the Divine saying to you today in the face of the mountains and the sleepiness? What invitation calls to you? Let’s keep finding ways to connect to the Divine and to one another! For all the videos from the Faith […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 24 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-08-2400 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 23 Listening PracticeWhat does a good shepherd do for their sheep? As you listen along with us to this prayer-poem, what captures your attention and imagination? We would love for you to listen, share and comment! 🐑 For more videos from the Faith at Home Listening Practice vault check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/FaithatHome.
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 23 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-08-2300 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 22 Listening PracticeSometimes our feelings are all over the map. We have made it through rough times before and we will come to a place of peace yet again… What do you notice as you listen to Psalm 22 today? Get access to the whole vault of Faith at Home videos at https://www.patreon.com/FaithatHome
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 22 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-08-1400 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 21 Listening PracticeAs we listen to the Psalms and to our lives, our trust in the Divine Family’s love for us can grow. Whether we are out under the wide open skies or in the midst of a work day, just a few moments to listen grows our ability to hear and to dialogue. Get access to […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 21 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-08-0900 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Psalm 20 Listening PracticeWhat are the desires of your heart? What invitation grows out of this Listening Practice from Psalm 20? As we listen and dialogue, clarity and trust in our relationship with the Divine Family can develop. We are so grateful for the opportunity to pray together and engage in just a little bit of rest for […]
The post Faith at Home Podcast: Psalm 20 Listening Practice appeared first on Living Faith at Home.2019-08-0800 minListening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomeFaith at Home Podcast: Listening Practice Psalm 19 (MSG)Psalm 19 opens up so many metaphors for what the word of God can be like in our lives. God can speak to us through nature, through written words, through dialogue, and through a still, small voice straight to our hearts. Listen along with us to Psalm 19, and let us know what you notice. […]
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Listening Practices Archives | Living Faith at HomePsalm 1 | Simple Lectio Divina | Living Faith @ HomeIn this Psalm 1 Listening Practice, we read Psalm 1 and talk together about it. Would you listen for a word or phrase that stands out to you? Is there an invitation that grows out of this Psalm for you?
Have you ever heard of Lectio Divina or Listening Practices? Lectio Divina (Sacred Listening) is another name for Listening Practices. The Living Faith at Home Listening Practice is a small, bite-sized space for attending to God’s voice. Listening to God, listening to our lives, and listening to our families/communities helps our lives in big ways!
Di...2019-05-0806 minFaith at HomePsalm 1 | Simple Lectio Divina | Living Faith @ HomeIn this Psalm 1 Listening Practice, we read Psalm 1 and talk together about it. Would you listen for a word or phrase that stands out to you? Is there an invitation that grows out of this Psalm for you?
Have you ever heard of Lectio Divina or Listening Practices? Lectio Divina (Sacred Listening) is another name for Listening Practices. The Living Faith at Home Listening Practice is a small, bite-sized space for attending to God's voice. Listening to God, listening to our lives, and listening to our families/communities helps our lives in big ways!
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