The Collaboratory : A Listening Prayer Experience

When silence lasts longer than our hope holds, God still comes.

Advent in our lifetime.

The Prince of Peace.

PEACE.... is a person.

Embracing Hope.

Let every heart prepare Him room.

The Lord's hand is with you.

The light of the world steps into darkness... right into the womb of a teenage girl. And Mary and Elizabeth share the most unexpected and joyous greeting.

Let's look back to look forward as we marinate in Luke 1.

The Light in the Darkness.... Wonderful Counselor Everlasting Father Mighty God Prince of Peace

Hope and Waiting.

Have you experienced the holding power of God? Who or what holds your attention? Your desires? Your dreams? Your fears? You are held by the safest and most gracious one. Let's listen together. Music by Matthew Wright Visit jamiesoncoaching.com for Spiritual Formation Cohorts, Coaching and resources.

Do you feel secure or untethered in the false comfort of worldly anchors? God is in fact our rock and our refuge... But how do we experience him as such? Let us get still, rest in God’s love, and pour out your heart to Him. You are invited to find security, joy, and peace in the divine refuge of God's unwavering presence. Visit jamiesoncoaching.com for spiritual formation cohorts, coaching and...

When we fail to remember, we lose our story. We become disconnected from ourselves and from God, and our faith falters. Could it be why this word shows up hundreds of times throughout the Scripture? Today, let us remember... Where have you witnessed God's grace this week? Music by Matthew Wright Spiritual Direction Cohorts are now open for registration! Visit Jamiesoncoaching.com for coaching...

Let's pray together the Shema... a word in Hebrew that means "to hear and respond"... this beautiful prayer woven together from the Hebrew Scriptures and reiterated by Jesus is central to our faith. Arguably the most essential prayer of one who loves God. May it shape you, sift you, form you and encourage you today. Music by Matthew Wright. Cohorts and materials found at thecollabora...

As we dive into Mark 10:46-52, let me invite you to listen, and to have your eyes opened to the kindness of God, the possibility of a miracle, and the reality that God will never pass you by. Music by Matthew Wright For resources, Spiritual Direction Cohorts and coaching, visit Jamiesoncoaching.com

Your palms are sweaty, your breath quickens... you sense your body preparing for the unknown. You go straight to fear, worst case scenarios, perpetuating the emotions. But what if the same sensory experience led to hope? What if you recognized that the unknown before you is an invitation to trust the God who is with you? What if you were to get curious about what lies ahead because you do not go a...

Buried in Philippians 4 is a secret... a template for prayer that leads to contentment. What if you and I were to practice what Paul invites? What if we were to let our worries and anxieties shape our prayers rather than let them shape our attitudes? What if we were to get deeply honest with our desires? To practice gratitude as an act of violence against the foe of discontentment? To remember tha...

Join me as we steep in the Lord's Prayer. May we receive this gift of Jesus as an instrument to orient us toward heaven, recalibrate our heart's desires, and reframe our story as God's story. Music by Matthew Wright Interested in more? Join me for First Forty - A Spiritual Formation Cohort - launching this fall.

We visit the scene of Jesus' first miracle. And we discover that miracles come by the hands of those who are tucked in the margins and near to God's voice. What do you need? Where are you pressed, desperate, longing? Simply ask Jesus, "What is my next right step?" and whatever comes into your mind to do, however unrelated to your goal it might be (and as long as it is in alignmen...

Today we dive into the encounter between Jesus and the woman at the well in John 4. She has some preconceived notions of who this man is, of who the messiah will be, of what worship is meant to look like. And yet one encounter with the One who IS living water changes everything. A brush with the true identity of God reorients her very identity. Could the same be true for you and I? Let's liste...

We dive in today to Mark 1 to discover the power in Jesus' words "Follow Me", to acknowledge the power of drawing away, especially when we are tired and potentially overworked, and to accept the invitation to talk to Jesus to get our next right step. Take time to pause and ask: God, would you direct my steps? Prevent me from being tempted to go in any direction that would keep me fro...

What might this ancient text speak to you today? How might you be encouraged by the fact that there is a light that cannot be quenched by darkness? And that that light has come to YOU? May you be filled with hope, refreshed with grace, grounded in truth. Let's listen together. Music by Matthew Wright thecollaboratorypodcast.com @thecollaboratorypodcast

Our first episode in Lectio, we will dive into Psalm 139. May you create space to marinate in the truth of this song of David, being reminded that you are never alone, and you are lovingly and wonderfully made. Let's listen together... Music by Matthew Wright

We will unpack together Lectio Divina, or "divine reading", the practice that will mark the coming season. We will read, meditate, pray, contemplate... and find ourselves in the story of Scripture. What if the words of the Bible were a meeting place for us to encounter the presence of the living God? Let's listen together.... Music by Matthew Wright Visit thecollaboratorypodcast.com...