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Prayer Resources

Find resources here to help you deepen your relationship to God with prayer.

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church invites you to deepen your spiritual life through the practice of prayer. The Episcopal tradition is deeply rooted in the idea of prayer, as reflected in The Book of Common Prayer, and it also invites us to explore a wide variety of ways to engage in personal and communal prayer. Prayer is more than a set of words—it’s a way of opening ourselves to God’s presence, allowing our relationship with God to shape how we live, love, and engage with the world. Below, you’ll find various resources to guide you on your prayer journey. Whether through daily devotions, contemplative prayer, spiritual direction, or small groups, St. Andrew’s provides opportunities for all to nurture their spiritual growth. How might prayer shape your life today?

St. Andrew’s Ongoing Prayer Offerings

  • Pray at 8 Facebook Group: Daily at 8am and 8pm–join the Pray at 8 community as we virtually gather for morning prayers at 8 AM and evening prayers at 8 PM. Enter, rest, and pray.
  • Sacred Spaces: Tuesdays, 6:00pm – 6:30pm, HJ’s Youth and Community Center. Learn the practice of the ancient tradition of seeking silence and stillness – beyond word and thought.​ Thirty minutes of silent meditation, open discussion, and support. Your time to care for your heart, mind and soul. Questions contact Rita Kendagor.
  • Intercessory Prayer Group: Thursdays 11:00am, St. Andrew’s Nave. The group meets to pray for parishioners’ weekly prayer requests, offering support and comfort through prayer for individual and community needs. Interested or have questions? Contact the church office.
  • Order of St. Luke: The Order of Saint Luke (OSL) is a healing ministry whose members pray with and for parishioners during Communion. OSL members commit themselves to daily prayer and Scripture reading, regular worship, sharing the Gospel with others, and regular meetings for learning and growing together in Christ. For more information contact Meg Townsend.

St. Andrew’s Seasonal Prayer Offering – Fall Stewardship Season, Love in Action.

  • St. Andrew’s ‘Way of Love’ Challenge – 50 Days of Connecting with God” Prayer Guide: We invite you to come along for this 50-day journey. Set aside a few minutes daily to learn how God is showering you with love and empowering you to put that love into action.

Daily Prayer Resources

  • Forward Day-by-Day – Use this site to access daily meditations from Forward Movement Publications.
  • Daily Meditations — Center for Action and Contemplation The Daily Meditations are email reflections featuring Richard Rohr and the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) faculty, as well as guest teachers and authors, reflecting on the wisdom and practices of the Christian contemplative tradition.
  • Pray as You Go. This site offers daily, downloadable prayers.  You can download as .mp3 or .wma direct to your iPhone or other listening device and take your prayers with you.
  • Mission St. Clare offers the Daily Office online with music.  This link also connects you to many other prayer resources including online services, prayer apps, and liturgy resources.
  • A Morning at the Office (Morning Prayer) podcast – website or app
  • An Evening at Prayer (Evening Prayer) podcast – website or app
  • Compline – website or app
  • Daily Prayer App – The Order of Saint Helena, a monastic community for women in the Episcopal Church, has developed a wonderful Daily Office mobile app. This app reflects inclusive and expansive language the sisters have developed for their daily prayers. This is a helpful prayer app allowing prayer on the go.

Resources for Deepening the Spiritual Life

  • The Way of Love Podcasts. These weekly conversations, featuring Bishop Curry along with podcast hosts Kyle Oliver and Sandy Milien, explore living a life committed to living the way of God’s unconditional, unselfish, sacrificial and redemptive love.
  • Center for Action and Contemplation – Richard Rohr founded the Center for Action and Contemplation because he saw a deep need for the integration of both action and contemplation. This site has information on spiritual practices, access to programs and newsletters.  Check out their excellent podcasts, including  “Turning to the Mystics, with James Finley” which instructs and guides the listener through ancient spiritual practices.
  • The C.S. Lewis Podcast : A weekly podcast exploring C.S. Lewis’ thought, theology and teaching.
  • Contemplative Outreach KC does not have an app, but the website which lists contemplative prayer resources in the metro is:  contemplativeoutreachkc.org
  • The Art of Discernment in Prayer – This five-part video series explores the role of prayer in making any life choices.  How do we discern which of the options before us represents “the will of God?”
  • Embodied Prayer – an online, self-directed course with videos and materials to help participants get out of our often too-serious and word-filled heads to move, create and see, imagine, and linger with God.

    Bible Study Tools

    • Bible Gateway – One of the best Bible search engines for versions other than the NRSV, plus a wealth of Bible study tools.
    • StudyLight.org is an excellent collection of online Bible study resources.
    • The Blue Letter Bible provides powerful tools for an in-depth study of God’s Word through our free online reference library, with study tools that are grounded in the historical, conservative Christian faith.
    • Dwelling in the Word – This simple scripture reading practice helps readers to discern God’s call and to grow in relationship to God through the word.
    • Our Bible App – An LGBT-affirming bible app that seeks to “uplift ALL believers”
    • Pilgrim: The Bible – What is it, how was it given to us, and how should we read it? These six sessions combine simple prayer, Bible reflection in the lectio divina style, an article by a modern writer, and time for questions and reflection. By the end of the six sessions, it is hoped that participants will have learned how to make reading the Bible a part of everyday life, with the ability to read, pray, and listen to what God might be saying, allowing the words to change each participant.