Practices for Learning How to See

Brian McLaren, Center for Action and Contemplation
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Practices for Learning How to See

Explore the practices, prayers, and intentions used on Season 2 of Learning How to See.

  1. EPISODE 1

    Confirmation Bias

    The prayer/intention used for Confirmation Bias, as heard on Episode 1, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Brian: Source of all truth, Mike: help me to hunger for truth, Gigi: even if it upsets, modifies, or overturns what I already think is true. Paul: Guide me into all the truth I can bear, Brian: and stretch me to bear more, Mike: so that I may always choose the whole truth — even with disruption — Gigi: over half-truths with self-deception. Paul: Grant me passion to follow wisdom wherever it leads. © 2021, Brian McLaren

    2 min

  2. EPISODE 1

    Complexity Bias

    The prayer/intention used for Complexity Bias, as heard on Episode 1, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Mike: Spirit of wisdom and understanding, Brian: help me not be seduced by simple lies Gigi: or repelled by complex truths. Paul: Instead, teach me to seek out understanding as if it were hidden treasure, Mike: digging deep beneath surface appearances Gigi: to discover what is real in the depths. © 2021, Brian McLaren

    1 min

  3. EPISODE 2

    Community Bias

    The prayer/intention used for Community Bias, as heard on Episode 2, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Gigi: Inspirer of holy boldness and humble bravery, Mike: give me the humility to learn from my community Paul: along with the courage differ graciously from my community, Brian: seeking truth even when my companions are unwilling to see it or accept it. Gigi: Help me remain humbly loyal to the truth Mike: even when I am misjudged and rejected by my community for doing so. © 2021, Brian McLaren

    1 min

  4. EPISODE 2

    Complementarity Bias

    The prayer/intention used for Complementarity Bias, as heard on Episode 2, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Mike: Spirit of wisdom, Gigi: protect me from being misled by those whose words are full of flattery, familiarity, and false promises, Paul: and keep me humble enough to learn from those Brian: whom I am tempted to dismiss as strange, difficult, or unfriendly. © 2021, Brian McLaren

    1 min

  5. EPISODE 2

    Contact Bias

    The prayer/intention used for Contact Bias, as heard on Episode 2, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Paul: Revealer of insight, Gigi: do not let me be satisfied to see only what is visible from my limited perspective. Mike: Grant me insatiable curiosity to understand Brian: what my neighbors can see from their different vantage points. Gigi: Help me draw near to them, to walk with them, Mike: to see through their eyes, hear through their ears, Brian: and feel through their experience, Paul: so our shared horizons will be broadened. © 2021, Brian McLaren

    1 min

  6. EPISODE 3

    Competency Bias

    The prayer/intention used for Competency Bias, as heard on Episode 3, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Paul: Wellspring of all self-knowledge, Mike: give me humility so that I do not overestimate my competence. Gigi: Save me from both excessive confidence and a lack of confidence; Brian: instead, please grant me proper confidence, Paul: to see myself, my abilities, and my limitations Gigi: with a clear eye and sound mind. © 2021, Brian McLaren

    1 min

  7. EPISODE 3

    Consciousness Bias

    The prayer/intention used for Consciousness Bias, as heard on Episode 3, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Mike: Voice who beckons me toward growth, Paul: help me see what I am mature enough to see right now, Gigi: and not only that: help me to know now how little I can know Brian: until I grow more mature. Mike: Grant me curiosity and awe Paul: so that I may honor the bottomless, limitless wonder, Gigi: and the beauty, glory, and mystery Brian: That permeate this world. © 2021, Brian McLaren

    1 min

  8. EPISODE 4

    Conservative / Liberal Bias

    The prayer/intention used for Conservative Liberal Bias, as heard on Episode 4, Season 2 of Learning How to See. Gigi: Holy Source of both surprise and consistency, Mike: help me never to be held captive by rigid ideology on the one had Brian: or addiction to novelty on the other. Paul: Do not let me be blinded by conformity or loyalty Gigi: to any political party or economic theory. Brian: Help me always to do justice persistently, Paul: love kindness cheerfully, Gigi: and with unflagging sincerity, Mike: to walk in humility with you, Living God. © 2021, Brian McLaren

    1 min
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Explore the practices, prayers, and intentions used on Season 2 of Learning How to See.

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  • Creator
    Brian McLaren, Center for Action and Contemplation
  • Episodes
    13
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2023 Brian McLaren and Center for Action and Contemplation, All Rights Reserved.
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