February 19, 2024 | D.J. Marotta
“Prayer is not a means of getting out of the wilderness. . . [Prayer is a means of] learning what God has set before me while I am in the wilderness.”
What is the connection between imagination and prayer? Is there more to prayer than many of us may realize?
D.J. Marotta, author, Denver Seminary MDiv alumnus, and founding rector of Redeemer Anglican Church in Richmond, VA, discusses this topic and the often-overlooked power of the Lord’s Prayer through this conversation about his book, Liturgy in the Wilderness: How the Lord’s Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in a Secular Age. Through reflections on the Lord’s Prayer as a gift for sustaining believers through the wildernesses of life, D.J. challenges conventional notions of prayer, offering a fresh perspective on its transformative power to reimagine our deepest longings and reshape our affections towards God.
"Your prayer for daily bread is not being answered because somebody put physical bread into your hands. Your prayer is being answered because that physical bread in the Lord's supper actually carries with it the real presence of… Share on X "“Prayer is not a means of getting out of the wilderness. . . [Prayer is a means of] learning what God has set before me while I am in the wilderness.” D. J. Marotta, Engage360 Episode 132 | Reimagining Prayer in the Wilderness Share on X "The danger with things that are overly familiar is you can say the words and they just don't register." D.J. Marotta, Engage360 Episode 132 | Reimagining Prayer in the Wilderness Share on X "That word 'our' challenges me and says that every prayer I pray has implications for other human beings. It's never just me and God. It always includes and implicates brothers and sisters in Christ, neighbors, enemies, and all the… Share on X "The Lord's Prayer is beautiful. It speaks to the things that we long for the most, the deepest longings of the human heart." D.J. Marotta, Engage360 Episode 132 | Reimagining Prayer in the Wilderness Share on X "[God] would rather win us over with beauty than beat us over the head with punishment." D.J. Marotta, Engage360 Episode 132 | Reimagining Prayer in the Wilderness Share on X