Spiritual Theology - Issue #3

For this month’s newsletter, I’m giving y'all an early look at a new post that will go up at SpiritualTheology.net on Friday. Enjoy.

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Practicing Embodied Prayer

Prayer is more than a mental exercise. It’s physical too. I want to encourage you to embody times of prayer. Let’s consider our postures when we pray.

We know prayer is spiritual, but we should also understand the physical side of prayer. Spirituality doesn’t ignore physicality. As new creations in Christ, we are learning how to pray. We teach people about supplication, intercession, and prayers of thanksgiving. There is another how to our prayers that is overlooked. Kneeling, arms stretched out, lying face down, eyes looking upward, or hands cupped like we are ready to catch the rain. We need to spend time and attention to how we embody our prayers. Our posture preaches.

Posture Preaches

In many ways, we are already attempting to get our physical posture aligned with our spiritual posture. This isn’t totally foreign to most o…