Pray Together UMCNA

Rev. Steve West guides us through the Wesley Covenant prayer, used at the beginning of the new year by many United Methodist congregations to renew their covenant with God.

Rev. Emily Freeman Penfield invites us to light four candles and prepare for a meditation on love. Thanks to AndrewRemillard.com for use of the hymn Love Came Down at Christmas.

Holidays aren't always joyful. On December 21 each year, the longest night, we acknowledge those who may be sad for a variety of reasons. Listen as Stephanie Sparks shares a litany of worship for Blue Christmas.

Rev. Steve West suggests five ways to pray the Incarnation.

Rev. Donna Godwin shares on the topic of Peace, the theme of the second week of Advent.

On the first Sunday of Advent, Rev. Megan Barber guides you through a meditation using your favorite Nativity set.

Author Jeannie Waters discusses her book A Place at His Table: God’s Daily Gifts to Satisfy Your Heart. 

This week we are sharing Breath Prayers from the Asbury Bham Meditations Podcast. Many thanks to Asbury UMC for allowing us to share this meditation.

When we pray for peace, says Andy Rickles, we are actually praying that we will become peacemakers.

Rev. Donna Godwin shares about the Methodist movement's history in advocating for workers, then shares a prayer for Labor Day.

Rev. Susie Knedlik shares about praying in challenging times of change.

Rev. Emily Freeman Penfield guides us through the Serenity Prayer. While it is known as a prayer widely used in addiction recovery programs, it is indeed a powerful prayer for all.

Rev. Amelia Sims shares four steps that helped her create a prayer space in her home.

Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett offers a prayer for the 2023 annual meeting of the North Alabama Conference.

Children's minister Cristin Dedmon has a great many ideas for praying with children. Have a listen and give them a try!

Andy Rickles shares how he has prayed through the big changes life brings.

Stephanie Sparks asks us to consider all the different kinds of families around us, and to pray with and for each other's families.

Sometimes the phrase "thoughts and prayers" makes us cringe. But as Bob Bentley reminds us, thoughts and prayers can be a holy and vital way to connect with God and others.

Rev. Renae Rickles Perry explains the "4 Rs" method of walking a labyrinth and shares a personal labyrinth experience of her own.

Rev. Tim Tatum shares how using Anglican prayer beads can enrich your prayer time with God.

Do you have a prayer pattern? Rev. Tammy Jackson has developed one that works for her, and shares it with us as a guide to develop our own.

Author Lori Hatcher and her husband Rev. David Hatcher talk about creating intentional devotional time as a couple and how it has strengthened their relationship.

Rev. Dale Clem has a message for us: It's Easter! Claim resurrection and joy!

Rev. R.G. Lyons compares endurance in prayer to hiking. Like a challenging hike, it takes focusing on the next step and listening for what God is saying.

Rev. Donna Godwin has learned that we don't pray in order to change God, but rather we pray to be transformed by God.