{"id":2596,"date":"2026-09-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/?p=2596"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:00:07","slug":"epray-ep-71-lectio-divina-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/2026\/09\/14\/epray-ep-71-lectio-divina-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"ePray | Ep. 71 Lectio Divina: Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/a>\n\n\n\r\n
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ePray | Episode 71| September 14, 2026
\nLectio Divina: Renewal<\/strong>
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Lectio Divina: Renewal
\nDate: September 14, 2026
\nScripture: Psalm 51:10\u201312<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dana McMahon<\/b><\/p>\n

Part 1: Inward Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome to today\u2019s ePray. I invite you to join me as we pray through and contemplate on scripture. Find a comfortable place and close your eyes. Take a deep breath in, (pause) then out (pause). Let yourself slow down. God is near. Ask Him to meet you where you are, and trust Him with your thoughts and feelings. Our theme for this month is renewal. <\/span><\/p>\n

Today, we\u2019ll be reading from Psalm 51:10-12.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and don\u2019t take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

As King David cried out to God with humble remorse for his sin, so too must we search our hearts and ask ourselves hard questions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Use the following prompts to help you start an ongoing conversation with God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Does your life reflect a clean heart and a loyal spirit? Take time to confess any sin to God, pausing the recording if necessary.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pause<\/span><\/p>\n

Where do you need renewal in your life? Talk to God about your situation.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pause<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask God to restore the joy of your salvation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pause<\/span><\/p>\n

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Part 2: Outward Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n

As we reread this passage, ask God to bring to mind the youth that you interact with.<\/span><\/p>\n

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and don\u2019t take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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As the school year begins, pray for the youth to desire a clean heart and a loyal spirit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pray for the youth to be drawn into the presence of the Holy Spirit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pause<\/p>\n

Pray for a season of renewal for the youth that you interact with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Part 2: Closing Prayer<\/b><\/p>\n

We will end this time of prayer with an ancient prayer for our Father\u2019s peace and protection:<\/span><\/p>\n

O God,<\/span>
\n<\/span> from whom all holy desires, all good counsels,<\/span>
\n<\/span> and all just works do proceed:<\/span>
\n<\/span> give to your servants that peace<\/span>
\n<\/span> which the world cannot give;<\/span>
\n<\/span> that our hearts may be set to obey your will;<\/span>
\n<\/span> and that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies,<\/span>
\n<\/span> may pass our time in rest and quietness;<\/span>
\n<\/span> through Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/span>
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Welcome. Our theme for September is Renewal. As we start a new fall season may you find renewal through this guided prayer…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":2593,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[132,105],"class_list":["post-2596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-epray","tag-renewal","tag-september"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596\/revisions\/2607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}