Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer

In this episode, we’ll reflect on the story of the woman at the well, found only in the Gospel of John (Chapter 4:4-42). While traveling through Samaria, Jesus encounters a woman alone at a well and asks her for a drink of water. Jesus’ interaction with her is shocking for both the woman and his disciples. Jesus is a Jewish man and it is unusual for him to talk to a woman in public, let alone a Samaritan woman since there was great hostility between Jews and Samaritans. This encounter leaves the woman changed as she becomes an unlikely messenger for the Messiah and a sign that Jesus’ message was meant for all people. 00:00 - Welcome and meditation instructions 02:45 - Breathing exercise and opening prayer 05:15 - Meditation begins Support Imagine by getting a digital subscription to America Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The resurrected Jesus reveals himself to Peter and the disciples by the sea. After catching nothing through the night, a man tells the disciples to cast their nets again, and they catch a huge number of fish. They realize that it is Jesus and eat with him on the shore. Afterwards, Jesus asks Peter, “Do you love me?” Focus on Peter in this story and his own need for healing and reconciliation. Find more reflections and resources for Lent and Easter at: https://www.americamagazine.org/lent2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Rise and walk’?” - Luke 5:23 While Jesus is speaking in a crowded home, a group of people go to extraordinary lengths to bring their friend before him for healing. Find more reflections and resources for Lent at: https://www.americamagazine.org/lent2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Released on Fridays during Lent, new episodes of "Imagine" will introduce you to a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to interact with various scenes from Scripture. First Friday of Lent: “At once the Spirit drove him out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by the devil.” - Mark 1:12-13. Before Jesus began his ministry of healing and reconciliation, he faced his own temptations in the desert. Join him in the desert as he faces these temptations and is ministered to by angels. Find more reflections and resources for Lent at: https://www.americamagazine.org/lent2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we spend time at the tomb of Jesus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we witness Jesus walking on water. Today's episode will focus on the version of this story found in the Gospel of Matthew, in which Peter walks to Jesus on the water. Jesus walking on water can be found in these passages: Matthew 14: 22-33 Mark 6: 45-52 John 6: 16-21 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we will focus on the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 with 5 loaves and 2 fish, which can be found in all 4 Gospel accounts. Matthew 14: 13-21 Mark 6: 30-44 Luke 9: 10-17 John 6: 1-15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry. In this podcast, we'll guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture. In this episode, we witness Jesus calling his first disciples, specifically, the story of Peter and the miraculous catch of fish. The following passage can help you reflect further on this episode: Luke 5: 1-11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices