Experiencing Awe & Intimacy with God Pt. 1

Prayer is happening all the time around here.  Not everyone is aware of how much or how often, but, formally and informally people are praying all time.  We are literally surrounded by prayer.  Yet as much as we pray, there is more.  As much as we communicate with each other, we sense there are always ways we could do it better - listen more attentively, speak more authentically, more fully sharing ourselves than just our words.  Like any kind of meaningful communication, there is built within it a desire, a calling, to go deeper and be more present.  In this series we will explore this calling to go deeper. 

When we pray, we believe we are in communication, in fact communion, with the Creator, the Redeemer, the One Who is present with us through the Spirit.  Take a moment to let that sink in.  It is amazing.  It is bigger than we are and goes beyond what we can fully explain.  It is an amazing gift.  But the gift is not some kind of supernatural ability, or some form of Christian magic, but rather on that invites us into a relationship with an amazing God.  The gift, as it is in all rich and meaningful relationships, is less about what is said, and more about who is shared.   Rich communication, whether between each other, or between us and God, is about the sharing of ourselves.  That is at the heart of the practice -- the journey of prayer.  That is what pastor Jon invites to consider as he begins our series on prayer today.  We'd like to invite you to join us

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