Season of Joy - Healing Those Near to Us | Mark 2:2-4 by Lauren Hackman-Brooks
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Watch and listen on YouTube or simply listen to the audio podcast. To share this prayer meditation, copy the Share link below. Introduction by Fr. MichaelWelcome to the Fourth Week of Easter in our Season of Joy series. So often, when we begin to pray, our first instinct is to turn inward—to bring before God our own needs, our struggles, our hopes. There is nothing wrong with this. It is natural. It is human. And God welcomes it. Lauren Hackman-Brooks leads us into a deeper, more expansive way of loving through prayer. Drawing from the Gospel of Mark (2:2–4), she recalls the friends who carried the paralytic to Jesus—lowering him through the roof because he could not reach the Lord on his own. Lauren first invites us to pray for those close to us—those we know and love who are suffering. Like the friends in the Gospel, we are called to carry them to Jesus, trusting in His healing presence. This is the grace of the Fourth Week of Easter: As you enter these meditations, allow your prayer to unfold… And in that unfolding, may you discover the deep and abiding joy of the Risen Christ! 1st Meditation by Lauren Hackman-Brooks
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Lauren Hackman-Brooks is a listener, writer and facilitator steeped in Ignatian spirituality. She appreciates snow-covered pine trees, a house full of people she loves, and a well-formatted document. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Lauren lives in Spokane, Washington with her family and works for the Jesuit Schools Network of North America.
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