163: Unpacking the Daybreak Prayer, with Cherie Snyder (Part 1)
Jun 18, 2024
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Cherie Snyder, an expert in prayer and spirituality, discusses the Daybreak Prayer practice, spiritual inheritance, neurobiology in discipleship, liturgical prayers with children, and the significance of this prayer for family dynamics. They share insights on nurturing faith in children, incorporating rituals in spiritual development, and balancing intentions in creating a spiritual environment.
The Daybreak Prayer promotes honesty, simplicity, and connection in prayer.
It serves as a guiding framework for daily orientation towards God and spiritual growth.
Deep dives
Overview of the Daybreak Prayer
The Daybreak Prayer consists of four main parts: consecration, reestablishing authority in Christ, a developed liturgy, and listening to God. It encourages personalization and simplicity to help align hearts and attention towards God.
Origins and Early Practices of the Daybreak Prayer
The origins of the Daybreak Prayer date back over a decade, starting with a mentor who prayed the armor of God with their kids daily. The practice evolved into a way to instill spiritual inheritance, understanding, and alignment with God, shaping the internal architecture through repetition.
Understanding Liturgy in the Daybreak Prayer
The Daybreak Prayer serves as a form of liturgy that supports spiritual transformation into Christ-likeness. It is likened to external architecture facilitating internal experience and transformation, guiding individuals and families towards discipleship and aligning life with God's kingdom.
Incorporating the Daybreak Prayer into Daily Life
The Daybreak Prayer is designed to be adaptable and accessible, serving as a guiding framework for daily orientation toward God and His kingdom. It offers a landscape for meditation, reflection, and orientation, fostering a deep connection with God and encouraging intergenerational spiritual growth.
God is perfectly capable of saving the world he created.
– Dallas Willard
Friends,
In the section of his Gospel known as the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew tells the story of Jesus drawing his apprentices away from the crowds and up a mountainside to teach them about the heart of our Father and the way of his gracious Kingdom.
On the subject of prayer, Jesus says this:
And when you come before God, don’t turn that into a theatrical production either….Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace. (Matthew 6:5-15 MSG)
What a breathtaking invitation to honesty, simplicity, and connection in prayer.
In this podcast series, Cherie and I invite our fellow apprentices to join us in exploring this posture of prayer in fresh ways.
Rooting ourselves in the spacious architecture of the Become Good Soil Daybreak Prayer, let's explore deepening our prayer life together.
For the Kingdom,
Morgan
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