When prayer feels dry
Silence, dependence, fasting, and bold access.
Reading scope: canonical.
Open this guide in the Concept AtlasDark Night of the Soul
Dark Night of the Soul is a key waypoint in When prayer feels dry. The Dark Night of the Soul is a divinely permitted spiritual affliction in which believers, like David in Psalm 42:7 and Jesus in Matthew 27:46…
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Next, step into Psalms as Prayer Book and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Dark Night of the Soul in the AtlasPsalms as Prayer Book
Psalms as Prayer Book is a key waypoint in When prayer feels dry. The canonical prayers and songs of Israel and the church, shaping lament, praise, confession, and trust, used by Jesus and apostles (Luke 24:44; Acts…
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Next, step into Lament Prayer and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Psalms as Prayer Book in the AtlasLament Prayer
Lament Prayer is a key waypoint in When prayer feels dry. Candid complaint and appeal to God amid suffering, exemplified in individual and communal laments (Psalm 13; Psalm 44) and Jesus’ cry of dereliction…
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Next, step into Prayer of Dependence and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Lament Prayer in the AtlasPrayer of Dependence
Prayer of Dependence is a key waypoint in When prayer feels dry. A continual, humble seeking of God’s presence and help, aligning desires with his will, as modeled by Jesus and commanded to pray without ceasing…
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Next, step into Silence and Solitude and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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Silence and Solitude is a key waypoint in When prayer feels dry. Silence and solitude are spiritual disciplines in which believers, following Christ’s withdrawal to pray (Mark 1:35) and God’s invitation to “be…
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Next, step into Prayer and Fasting and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Silence and Solitude in the AtlasPrayer and Fasting
Prayer and Fasting is a key waypoint in When prayer feels dry. Humble dependence expressed by abstaining from food to seek God’s guidance, repentance, or empowerment, practiced in Israel and the early church…
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Next, step into Prayer in the Spirit and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Prayer and Fasting in the AtlasPrayer in the Spirit
Prayer in the Spirit is a key waypoint in When prayer feels dry. Believers pray in the Spirit, who helps in weakness, intercedes with groans, and keeps them vigilant and persevering in faith and love (Romans…
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Next, step into Bold Access in Prayer and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Prayer in the Spirit in the AtlasBold Access in Prayer
Bold Access in Prayer is a key waypoint in When prayer feels dry. Bold access in prayer is confident approach to God’s throne through Christ’s mediation, grounded in faith and the Spirit’s enabling (Hebrews 4:16…
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