Comments on: Sweet Hours of Prayer: How Fixed-Hour Prayer Nourishes the Soul https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/ Strengthen The Soul Of Your Leadership Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Ruth Barton https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/#comment-737172 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:17:51 +0000 http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/blog/?p=194#comment-737172 In reply to Walton.

I’m so glad this landed so strongly in you!

]]> By: Walton https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/#comment-737171 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:00:29 +0000 http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/blog/?p=194#comment-737171 I really loved how this post celebrates the beauty of fixed-hour prayer. It reminded me that carving out set moments to pause and connect with God can truly nourish the soul throughout the day. Your reflection on those “sweet hours” felt both grounding and uplifting. Thank you for sharing such an inviting invitation to more rhythm in our spiritual lives!

]]> By: Teresita Avila https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/#comment-726513 Sun, 07 Jun 2020 13:03:22 +0000 http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/blog/?p=194#comment-726513 I was challenge of your fixed prayer, how can I avail of the copy. I hope and prayed that I can avail it. I bless with your testimony above. God bless you and more power from our Lord Jesus Christ.

]]> By: Fixed-Hour Prayer | Growing Together https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/#comment-672424 Wed, 01 Jun 2016 20:14:43 +0000 http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/blog/?p=194#comment-672424 […] For more insights on fixed-hour prayer, read this article by Ruth Haley Barton: Sweet Hours of Prayer: How Fixed-Hour Prayer Nourishes the Soul. […]

]]> By: Lesley Bruce Smith https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/#comment-670541 Sat, 07 May 2016 15:59:39 +0000 http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/blog/?p=194#comment-670541 I so identify with your words of “coming home to a place I had never been in fixed hour prayer”. It allows my soul to truly rest. To settle into a place without striving, a place of peace and calm. When all the world around is raging and devoid of silence it provides a place of quiet.
Many thanks to you dear Ruth.

]]> By: Jeffery James https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/#comment-670412 Thu, 05 May 2016 15:10:14 +0000 http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/blog/?p=194#comment-670412 In reply to Saleim Kahleh.

You can learn more and find Ruth’s speaker request form by visiting here: https://transformingcenter.org/in/about/speaking-teaching.shtml#.VythfmM5lTc

]]> By: Saleim Kahleh https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/#comment-670408 Thu, 05 May 2016 14:43:33 +0000 http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/blog/?p=194#comment-670408 Do you speak at Christian Universities for their Convocations/Chapels?

]]> By: Janell https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/#comment-670401 Thu, 05 May 2016 11:59:07 +0000 http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/blog/?p=194#comment-670401 Truth be told, I have seen that my “fixed-hour prayers” have dissolved into picking up my iPhone from my bedside table and reading my devotional from that place. With laptop, iPad and the complete onslaught of social media…I have been distracted and this is so dangerous. Seeing this today has re-minded me of the great need for a “fixed-hour of prayer”–I’m beginning today. It might start with five minutes, but I’m starting. Thank you.

]]> By: Kathryn christensen https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/#comment-670399 Thu, 05 May 2016 11:41:43 +0000 http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/blog/?p=194#comment-670399 Oh thank you Ruth, I couldn’t agree more. I appreciate your description of written prayers. They do allow the words to sink into my heart without effort of thinking. They are like salve to my soul. I used to think like you that they were just rote and meaningless. I appreciated your thoughts as they give me permission to rest and receive deep nourishment.

]]> By: Laura Crosby https://transformingcenter.org/2016/05/sweet-hours-of-prayer-how-fixed-hour-prayer-nourishes-the-soul/#comment-670398 Thu, 05 May 2016 11:28:22 +0000 http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/blog/?p=194#comment-670398 Ruth, I really appreciate the value you articulated in this post!

“Instead of getting caught up in the ego’s attempts to say something profound to God (and to the people around me!), I actually rested from all of that and prayed. Instead of listening to someone else’s interpretation or application of Scripture, I heard Scripture read without comment and listened for what God was saying to me in the context of our relationship.”

This is helpful for me to consider as I have always struggled to find liturgy meaningful. I find it hard to listen and “own” the words as they are read, but I value hearing your perspective!

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