Prayer as Holy Resistance
Rachel Held Evans once wrote that prayer is not about getting God to do what we want but about opening ourselves to what God is...
This is tradition perspectives on prayer, drawing on Philippians 4:6-7.
Rachel Held Evans once wrote that prayer is not about getting God to do what we want but about opening ourselves to what God is already doing in the world. That reframing changes everything about how we read Paul's words in Philippians 4:6-7. Consider the community garden on the corner of MLK Boulevard, where a small congregation gathers every Saturday morning.…
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