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Prayer

Pilgrimage Practices (#4): Praying

September 18, 2023 by Jamie Noyd Leave a Comment

Let your prayers rise like smoke to the Great Spirit, for he will see and answer you.  Every step is a prayer, and as you dance upon the earth for the things you seek, the way will open before you.  In the same way, as you search for the true ancient pathways, you will find them.  Answers will come to the ones who ask, good things will be found by the ones who search for them, and the way will open before the ones who keep dancing their prayers. I love the imagery in the First Nations Version … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage Practices (#4): Praying

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Love God and One Another Tagged With: Pilgrimage, Prayer, The Harmony Way, Via Divina

A Prayer for Graduate Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 22, 2021 by Rebecca Gerdes Leave a Comment

We appear to be emerging from the pandemic. But we are still living with its effects on our lives and work and plenty of uncertainty about our future. We are grateful to Rebecca Gerdes for sharing this prayer for us. We hope this prayer might be a helpful guide to prayer for grad students and communities and those who pray for them. _________________________________ Father, we lift up graduate students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please meet our basic needs. Protect our physical and mental health and that of … [Read more...] about A Prayer for Graduate Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Filed Under: Scholar's Compass Tagged With: Pandemic, Prayer, Scholar's Compass

Prayer for the End of A Challenging Semester

May 3, 2021 by Hannah Eagleson 3 Comments

Oh Lord, You know what it is to be weary. You understand what it means to endure in hard circumstances. You carry our burdens as Your own. We come to You in a hard moment. We ask to feel Your mercy soaking into our dry hearts like rain. We ask to hear Your voice calling us to rest and renewal. We ask to taste Your goodness, ever new, like honey on our tongues. Be with us, Lord. Bring from our afflictions an abundant and eternal weight of glory, and transform our difficulties in Your time.  Help us to endure. Give … [Read more...] about Prayer for the End of A Challenging Semester

Filed Under: Love Your Campus, Prayer, Prayer Tagged With: End of Semester Prayer, Prayer, Prayer for Challenging Moments

A Prayer for Those Studying the Social Sciences

November 10, 2019 by Jessy Price 1 Comment

One major need we have found in our work with ESN: it's often hard to find prayers and devotional material specifically addressed to the life of the Christian serving God in the university. This week we share a prayer for those studying the social sciences by PhD student Jessica Price. Do you want to write a prayer for a specific field area? Submit here to be considered for publication in our upcoming Winter/Spring 2020 series of prayers for those in various academic fields. God, today we offer up the students of … [Read more...] about A Prayer for Those Studying the Social Sciences

Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Christ and the Academy, Prayer, Science Corner Tagged With: Prayer, social sciences

Cultivating Humility (Growing Spiritually in the Academic Life Series)

February 3, 2019 by Johnny Wei-Bing Lin Leave a Comment

At Emerging Scholars Network, we love to crowdsource ideas for following Christ faithfully and serving others well in the academic life. In the 2018/2019 academic year, we've been sharing brief insights on how to grow spiritually in the academic life. Read the series to date here. For more of Johnny Lin's writing for ESN, click here.   … [Read more...] about Cultivating Humility (Growing Spiritually in the Academic Life Series)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: C. S. Lewis, conference, humility, Love, mystery, Prayer, sabbath-keeping, self-centered, tips for the academic's spiritual life

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