Prayer is... (fill in the blank)

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I feel drawn to learn how to pray for organizations. One place I want to start is deepening my understanding of what prayer is. In a broad sense, I understand prayer as conversation with the sacred. But, I want to get to know more creative and personal images of prayer. So, here is my request and challenge to you. Fill in the blank, in one sentence or less: For me, prayer is _____: To get us started, I put some statements about prayer in this video.

Glimpses of City House

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Stories of spiritual companionship with people who are homeless, coming out of prison, and those in recovery. City House, a nonprpofit organization in Minnesota, coordinates this work.

Bike Race Melodrama

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People from my block got together to make this video for a 24-Hour film contest.
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Direct Action: Theater in the Workhouse

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This is a documentary about a prison theater program in the Ramsey County Correctional Facility. You can learn more about the program here: http://www.heidihouse.com/DirectAction.html

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Its Not Unusual (To be cared for by Jesus)

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What happens when Jesus takes care of a 2 year-old boy for a day. Windows Media version of this video

Kids in the Courtyard: Theater Across Cultures

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A short documentary about children from many cultures doing a performance workshop. The workshop was taught by Heidi Arneson.
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