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When prayer stops working

There comes a time when God appears to change. This may happen many times in a life. It is not so much that God feels distant or absent, though this may also be the case. It is more that you look for God in the usual place, or you think of God in the usual … Continue reading When prayer stops working →

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Julian Maddock God, Prayer 4 Comments 1 December 201914 December 2019

STOP PRESS!!

In this time of plague and liminality, I invite you to prayer on Zoom at 8.30am every Monday and Wednesday. For more information, read “Praying together”.
Julian

Julian Maddock

I offer spiritual direction, training, and supervision. I am also a writer. I am based in West London and Teesdale, Co. Durham.

Through kindly attention to the sensations of this body you can connect into a process of ever-deepening immersion into the reality of God at the heart of life.

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