Prayer Is a Lifeline to His Love: Tish Harrison Warren The Jesus Storybook Bible Podcast

Writer and Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren says prayer matters—even when it seems like God isn’t listening. Tish shares the hard season that pushed her into a new perspective on prayer: that we don’t pray to change our circumstances. We pray because it brings us into a closer relationship with God. We pray because it changes us.
 
Quotes
“Christianity is not a performance. It's union with God.”  —Tish Harrison Warren
“Oftentimes, God feels so wild and mysterious and big, and I feel so small that I kind of don't know where to start with prayer—which I didn't really feel when I was younger. So I think God has gotten maybe bigger and more mysterious to me. But I think that might be part of Christian maturity.” —Tish Harrison Warren
“I didn't know how to trust God. I didn't know how to talk to God, and I didn't know where to start. And so in the midst of that, the prayers of the church became sort of a lifeline for me.”  —Tish Harrison Warren
“We are asked by God to pray for the things we feel we need and the things we want. And even in the person of God himself, in Christ, we see that God allows deep suffering in our life. And so holding that together is difficult.” —Tish Harrison Warren
“I think prayer is about entering into the presence of God.” —Tish Harrison Warren

 
Tish Harrison Warren’s Links
Tish Harrison Warren’s website
Tish Harrison Warren’s Facebook
Tish Harrison Warren’s Twitter
Tish Harrison Warren’s Instagram 
 
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren
Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren 
The New York Times 
Christianity Today
 
Connect with Sally Lloyd-Jones
Jesus Storybook Bible Facebook
Jesus Storybook Bible Instagram 
Sally’s website
Sally’s Facebook
Sally’s Instagram
 
*Episode produced by Four Eyes Media*