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Are you looking for ways to refresh and re-energise the way your community prays?

Prayer is foundational to our faith. It's how we communicate with God, and it is the fuel that powers our evangelism, mission and discipleship. It's the sunshine that brings a smile to our face and brings light to hidden places, and the rain that helps plants grow.

And yet, for many people, it is one of the hardest things about being a follower of Jesus, partly because it is not straightforward. Prayer is full of mystery and paradox, things that are true and yet contradictory – like the classic British weather forecast of sunshine and showers.

Six prayer paradoxes

Rather than seeking to find simplistic answers, the course encourages participants to find peace in the mystery of prayer; to be able to pray despite the confusion. We embrace our experiences of prayer, feel liberated and be reassured that there is good news in the mystery.

  1. Prayer as friendship: is prayer boring, or life-giving?
  2. Praying as rhythm: do we pray sometimes, or all the time?
  3. Forms of prayer: are your prayers eloquent, or silent?
  4. When prayer is hard: does God feel absent, or present?
  5. Prayers for healing: do you get answers, or no answers?
  6. Answering prayers ourselves: does God act, or do we act to answer prayers?

Course booklet

The course booklet, with notes and space for reflections.

Sunshine and Showers Prayer Booklet

Video files


Image Pack

A selection of images from the course that you can use for promotional materials.

Sunshine Showers Image Pack

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