{"id":11934,"date":"2021-08-27T00:54:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T22:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=11934"},"modified":"2021-08-27T00:54:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T22:54:58","slug":"playful-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/08\/27\/playful-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Playful prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/08\/27\/playful-prayer\/playful_prayer2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/playful_prayer2.png?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"playful_prayer2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/playful_prayer2.png?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/playful_prayer2.png?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/playful_prayer2.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/playful_prayer2.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/playful_prayer2.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.7;\">While I was trawling the internet for play-related prayer topics and resources I came across a website called <a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PLAYFUL PRAYER<\/a> with the tagline, &#8216;Exploring creative communication with God&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The blogs posts are by <strong>Susanna<\/strong> from the UK. She <a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/17\/intro-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">writes<\/a>,<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0px 0px 0px 2px;border-style:solid; padding-left:20px; \">\nThis blog exists to inspire you and I to play and explore with different ways of communicating with God. There are many different ways to learn and express. I happen to be a visual and kinesthetic learner: Truth and beauty sink into my spirit when I see and do. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I do love words: There\u2019s great power in spoken and written word but sometimes I get a bit \u2018word weary.\u2019 So, recently I\u2019ve been having lots of fun praying in creative ways.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some ways it\u2019s helped me:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\">Focus when I pray for others (I\u2019m easily distracted!)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\">Going deeper into understanding the bible<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\">Emotional healing, overcoming fears, breakthrough freedom and spiritual growth<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\">I\u2019ve found new ways to worship God, thank him &#038; mediate on his character<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\">Ways to express myself when I can\u2019t find the words<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\">By creating something physical and visual it helps to share the joy with others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe most recent blog post is dated January 23, 2018. Still, the site is a treasure trove of ideas to inspire playful prayer activities where you are &#8211; in your family, church and neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<h3>PLAYFUL PRAYER posts you might like:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0;\">\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/09\/paper-aeroplane-prayers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paper Aeroplane Prayers<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/29\/dreaming\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dreaming<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/11\/17\/prayer-walking\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prayer Walking<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/22\/drawing-on-your-bible-gasp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drawing on your Bible (Gasp)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/07\/movement\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/03\/free-printable-colouring-in-sheets\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Free Printable Colouring in Sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/23\/thankful\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thankful<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/17\/bible-verse-pictures\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bible Verse Pictures<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/16\/pictures-from-music\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pictures from Music<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/16\/prayer-doodling\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prayer Doodling 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/playfulprayerblog.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/16\/prayer-doodling-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prayer Doodling 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">Check it out. Creativity, playfulness and prayer are always in season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; While I was trawling the internet for play-related prayer topics and resources I came across a website called PLAYFUL PRAYER with the tagline, &#8216;Exploring creative communication with God&#8217;. The blogs posts are by Susanna from the UK. She writes, This blog exists to inspire you and I to play and explore with different ways &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/08\/27\/playful-prayer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Playful prayer&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[28,24],"tags":[209,18,205],"class_list":["post-11934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creativity","category-tip","tag-activity","tag-children","tag-play"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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