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What’s Up:
If stillness feels like torture during prayer, you’re not broken … you’re just wired differently. Good news: God meets you in movement too. There’s a prayer practice (or a dozen practices) that’ll kickstart your prayer life.
So What:
Contemplative, quiet, keeping-still prayer isn’t the only path to spiritual connection. If you’ve felt disqualified by your wiring, it’s time to stop feeling ashamed … and start moving.
The Point Is:
Prayer Isn’t One-Size
Not everyone finds peace in silence. Prayer can be active, embodied, even messy. The point isn’t posture … it’s presence.
Movement Calms the Mind
Walking a labyrinth reset my spiritual life. My body was busy. My mind found peace. For ADHD brains like mine, motion might just be the missing key.
Throw It to God
The Casting Prayer changed everything. Write the burden. Hurl the stone. Let the splash remind you: God’s got it now.
Journaling Can Be Short
You don’t need to write a memoir. With the SOAP method, five minutes and four lines are enough to connect deeply and consistently.
And … ?
Let me be real. I used to feel a quiet kind of shame watching my wife sit for extended times in deep prayer. Me? My legs bounced. My thoughts pinged. I thought I lacked discipline or worse … spiritual depth. But I discovered something instead: I don’t pray wrong. I just pray different.
Kinesthetic prayer opened a whole new world for me and I wrote my bestselling book on it (Prayer for People Who Can’t Sit Still). Whether it’s the rhythm of a labyrinth, the crash of a rock against the water, or the simple shape of a journal entry, I found communion in movement. And if that’s you too, then stop judging your wiring. God isn’t looking for statues. He’s looking for seekers.
Action!
Download your free Sacred Thoughts Journal and discover the SOAP method for a five-minute prayer practice that moves with you: https://fun.effectivechurch.com/sacred-thoughts
