Each Friday I share some of my favorite finds related to praying or writing. If I think it could help you pray or write better, or just “be” better, I’ll include it below.

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Of Killer Whales and Killers via Leslie Leyland Fields (on not giving up on despair, longing, our country, and God)

Why Do We Bother? via Emily Polis Gibson (“We get up to see just what might happen…”)

The Skeptic’s Guide to Spiritual Practices: Prayer via Stina Cook (in which Marilla Cuthbert helps us learn the value of structured prayer)

Many Ways to Pray: Walking A Labyrinth via Jodi Gehr (discover how to pray using this ancient practice)

To discover one’s heart is an act of reintegration . . . via Fr Aidan (Alvin) Kimel (linking our breath to the Jesus Prayer)

You know you’re a Serious Reader when . . . via Anne Bogel (Anne dishes with Shawn Smucker on favorite books and summer reading)