“Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails.”

- Barbara Brown Taylor, An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith

Spiritual Practices You Can Really Use

  • Pray As You Go

    An app and website that offers practices like lectio divina and other meditations on Scripture. You can also journal and find additional resources to keep track of your reflections. You can download the app and practice lectio divina on a walk, on your commute, or in your backyard!

    Go to Pray As You Go

  • Breath Prayer

    Cole Arthur Riley is the creator of Black Liturgies and the author of This Here Flesh, both of which provide spiritual resources and prayers centering black spirituality and liberation theology. Visit Riley’s website or follow on social media for more resources!

    Go to Black Liturgies' Guide to Breath Prayer

  • The Bible

    Pete Enns and Jared Byas run The Bible for Normal People, which is a podcast, online community, and teaching tool to help everyday folks learn Scripture. Reading and interpreting the bible is not just for professors and pastors — you an do it too and this resource can help.

    Go to The Bible for Normal People

  • Blessings

    Kate Bowler is the author of Everything Happens For a Reason (and Other Lies I’ve Loved), No Cure for Being Human, Good Enough, and Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! Bowler’s work provides blessings, research, memoir, and devotions for your whole life - the good, bad, and everything.

    Go to Kate Bowler's Blessings

More resources

  • Rev. Dr. Karla Kincannon

    Creative Spirituality

    Creativity is so much more than art making. It is a tool for navigating through everyday experiences to find the sacred in each God-given moment. (Rev. Dr. Karla Kincannon)

    Go to the article

  • Daily Meditations

    Author and theologian Richard Rohr has written many books on faith and spirituality, like The Universal Christ and Falling Upward. Rohr also has a daily email meditation with reflections and prayers centered on social action and personal contemplation.

    Join the email newsletter

  • Sacred Belonging

    Kat Armas is the author of Abuelita Faith and Sacred Belonging, which is a 40-day devotional that explores Scripture through a lens of libertion and communal wholeness.

    Visit Armas' website

Practice while you watch.

Lectio Divina = “divine reading”

Pray through this practice of meditating on scripture by watching and listening to this video.

The key steps of Lectio Divina are:

  1. Listen/Read - slow down the reading/hearing of the text

  2. Pay Attention - notice what word/phrase/image stands out to you

  3. Make a Connection - explore how this connects to your life

  4. Respond to an Invitation - take a next step from where the Spirit is leading you

Examen = reflecting on the past.

St. Ignatius of Loyola founded this practice of reflecting on a set period of time — typically the past 24 hours.

The goal is to notice where you felt connected to God, and where you might need more God in your life.

Practice the Examen by watching this video.

Yoga Meditation = stretching your body and soul.

Yoga is not just physical exercise, although it certainly has positive impacts on your body. But the heart of yoga finds the connection between your physical body and your spiritual interior.

Practice a beginner’s yoga class with instructor Alejandra Salemi to open up your spirit as well as your body.