Gold Street Garden Church Beholding Prayer || Strahan Coleman & Dominick Butler
Apr 9, 2025
Strahan Coleman, a writer and prayer teacher, shares his transformative journey from musician to founder of Commoners Communion after facing chronic illness. He introduces the concept of beholding prayer—a practice of silent adoration of God's beauty—compared to experiencing art. Strahan emphasizes the importance of practicing stillness, the significance of receiving God's love, and moving beyond transactional prayer. He advocates for consistency in prayer as a daily devotion, urging listeners to cultivate a deeper, intimate relationship with God.
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Prayer As Beholding
- Beholding prayer treats God like the most beautiful thing you want to sit with and admire.
- Prayer becomes adoring, receptive attention rather than a transactional checklist.
Practice Sitting, Meditating, Then Receiving
- Do sit and 'waste time' with God daily to let his presence sink into your soul.
- Try meditation on scripture and then allow God to overwhelm you into contemplative stillness.
Silence As Fullness
- Silence is not absence but a fullness of God's presence that admits words cannot capture it.
- Stillness honors God's magnitude and becomes the truest form of praise.
