Spiritual Theology

Spiritual Theology

The First Lesson of Prayer

Learning to pray—and growing in prayer—begins with this simple lesson.

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J. A. Medders, PhD
Jun 01, 2022
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Prayer is essential to our spiritual lives. That’s probably not a surprise to anyone. But what is a surprise is how many of us think we are terrible at praying. I used to think this way too. And, surprise, I don't think we are as "bad" at praying as we think we are. Now, I know I can grow. I bet you want to grow in prayer too. Three things come to mind on how to grow in praying to our Father.

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