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Many of #SCOTUS’ major rulings in this arena over the past decade involve #schools. In 2017, the court found that Missouri could not exclude a #religious preschool from a playground resurfacing program. In a 2020 Montana case, the court required states that aid #PrivateSchools to include some faith-based ones in that funding. In 2022, the court required Maine to let parents use vouchers for religious schools. The same year, it let a high school football coach #pray on a school field.

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Watched our local church of CenterPointe Christian Church's 11:00 recorded service at home.
While the song worship leader told all to stand up and sing, I remained seated and ate my Fruit, sliced Brat Sausage, & Peas Soup, with White Pepper.
Enjoying the start of this 4 week series of "Pray".
Today's service is titled "Pray: Eyes To See".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdbFZj4fo1Q
#Church #Pray #Prayer #Soup







































Pray: Eyes To See

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdbFZj4fo1Q

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How were you taught to #pray ?

I don’t recall ever being taught HOW to pray. As a kid, I recall being taught #prayers (God is great, Now I lay me down to sleep, Hail Mary & the Lord’s Prayer, among others). By the time I became a teenager I was memorizing swathes of the #BCP including prayers. But being taught how to pray or even the parts of a prayer? Not so much.

I was taught to mediate (it was the 70’s & mom was into TM, so I have a mantra I basically repeated while walking around in a dim room since I wasn’t old enough to actually sit still). I found it similar to the contemplative prayer as taught by a Benedictine monk during a prayer workshop a few years ago. That’s as close as I’ve gotten, which probably explains why I feel my #prayerlife is lacking. My prayers come from memories or books because I lack the confidence to “just pray” outside of dire circumstances. It’s one of the attractions of doing #ContemplativeKnitting #Introduction