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To start you off - some Bible passages that can help in prayer
Of course, you can use any!
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A verse by heart:
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you could try starting with some of Jesus’ ‘I am…’ sayings: from St John’s Gospel eg Chapter 6, verse 35; Chapter 8, verse 12; Chapter 10, verse 9 and verse 14; Chapter 11, verse 25; Chapter 15, verse 5.
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Or look though Psalm 131; or Psalm 139…
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A Gospel story to enter into in our imagination
- John 1, verses 35-39
- Luke 19, verses 1-10
- John 20, verses 19-22
- Luke 24, verses 13-35
