Christian spirituality has deep resources to process trauma, practice compassion, and pursue justice. However much we need political, scientific, economic, and cultural solutions for our current crisis, we also need spiritual resources capable of restoring our personal and collective soul.

When was the last time your prayer sounded something like this?

“Is this any way to run a country?

Is there an honest politician in the house?

Behind the scenes you (politicians and leaders) brew cauldrons of evil,

behind closed doors you make deals with demons.”

Learning to pray Lament and Imprecation helps us transform outrage into a gift.

Anyone can feel lonely. Loneliness is part of the human condition. It is the experience of the vulnerable as well as the powerful, those who live in families or communities, and those who live alone.

We can also experience it as an opportunity to transform our life with God.

Trevor Noah’s book Born a Crime, begins and ends in dialogue between Christian faith and skepticism.

Trevor uses dialogues with his mother for characterization as well as interrogating ideas. The contest is set. What’s the point of prayer, worship, or Christian devotion? Does it even matter?

In an age of distraction, an age of dopamine fueled attempts to hack our attention and reshape our habits, we need the discipline of listening prayer. But why do we need it and how do we do it?