Prayer for the Techie in You

(The Title: Prayer for the Techie in You is a link to the MP3)

I was at a loss of what to post today. There is a saint for today (and I’m sure everyone would find Dominic and interesting fellow), but I’m a little bored with the saints. Ever since the eye popping story other saints seem to lack that extra “something.” And I did enjoy the chance to share the EpiscoPals superhero team idea.

Here’s a podcast by Pray as You Go, an online resource you can download to your MP3 player. They’re about 12 minutes long. (Ok, the one I listened to was about that long; I’m assuming most are the same.)

This one has monks singing, a British man narrating and a Welsh (?) woman reading scripture – it’s got it all!
Today’s pod scripture is actually one of my favorite readings: a woman who answers back to Jesus – Matthew 15:21–28 – an example of determination and faith. It’s all about persistence and clever wordplay people (it’s always nice to have scripture support my investment in two college English degrees).

The Brit poses the notion that it’s a scene of robust banter. How often do you hear people described as bantering with Jesus? Is Jesus good with a punch line, do you think? Can you imagine him saying to a disciple, “just joshin’ with ya (ye)!”

Here’s what the My Faith My Life website says about Pray As You Go:
“Pray-as-you-go offers daily prayer podcasts to download to your iPod or audio player. It guides listeners on their daily journey to work, school, or college through prayer and readings from the Jesuit's daily lectionary. Produced by Jesuit Media Initiatives.”
http://www.pray-as-you-go.org/