We Wonder

The podcast where we wonder together about the story of God. We Wonder is a contemplative devotional for children, and the grown-ups who remember that we are God's children too.

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March 17: Tuesday Examen
This is the third week of our guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life.
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A Special Episode for Troubled Times
Wherever you are listening to this today, some things in your life might be pretty different than they were a week ago. And for some of us, all these changes might feel a little scary. We might not really understand why things are different right...
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March 16: Monday Examen
This is the third week of our guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life.
12 min
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March 13: Friday Examen
This is the second week of our guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life. This...
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March 12: Thursday Examen
This is the second week of our guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life. This...
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March 11: Wednesday Examen
This is the second week of our guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life. This...
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March 11: The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Did you know there’s a craft for today’s story? Join us as a patron at patreon.com/wewonder to download and print out crafts for every Wednesday episodeWelcome to We Wonder: Lent. This is the second week of Lent: just as Israel wandered in the...
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March 10: Tuesday Examen
This is the second week of our guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life. This...
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March 9: Monday Examen
This is the second week of our guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life. This...
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March 6: Friday Examen
This is the first of our daily guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life. This...
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March 5: Thursday Examen
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March 4: Wednesday Examen
This is the first of our daily guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life. This...
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March 4: The Parable of the Sower and the Seeds
Did you know there’s a craft for today’s story? Join us as a patron at patreon.com/wewonder to download and print out crafts for every Wednesday episodeWelcome to We Wonder: Lent. This is the first week of Lent: just as Israel wandered in the desert...
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March 3: Tuesday Examen
This is the first of our daily guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life. This...
7 min
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March 2: Monday Examen
This is the first of our daily guided Examen prayer episodes! The Examen is a way of focusing our attention on how we have moved through the day, looking to see where God has been at work and with us in all of the mundane moments of daily life. This...
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February 26: Ash Wednesday
Welcome to We Wonder: Lent. Today is Ash Wednesday, the very beginning of the season that helps us get ready for Easter. Just as Israel wandered in the desert for forty years, and Jesus fasted in the wilderness for forty days, we will spend the next...
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For Grownups: Why We Pray the Examen in Lent
Every Monday during Lent, we are going to release a prayer episode that walks each of us -- young and old -- through the Examen in a simple and inviting way. You can re-listen to the same episode to pray daily through the week. All you need is about...
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For Grownups: Why We Wait, and Watch, and Hope ...
During Lent, we wait and hope for what God will do in us and in our world.
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Welcome to We Wonder: Lent
We Wonder: Lent begins on February 26, Ash Wednesday. “Lent” is also an old English word for “springtime.” During Lent, we name the things in our hearts and in our world that are dead, and we wait to see how God will raise them to new life with...
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January 6: The Feast of the Epiphany
Matthew 2:1-12In Epiphany we see that Jesus is God, come to live among us. We watch Jesus to see what God’s glory and character are like. And during Epiphany, we see that Jesus is not someone hidden away, for only the good people or the right people...
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December 24: The Manger
Luke 2:1-19Today’s symbol is the manger. The Christ child is born! Alleluia! I wonder how Mary and Joseph felt, now that their waiting for Jesus was over? I wonder if they were tired? Relieved? Happy to finally hold their child?I wonder how I...
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December 23: Carpenter's Tools
Matthew 1:18-25Today’s symbol shows a carpenter’s tools. Mary was betrothed to Joseph, who was a carpenter. Joseph became Jesus’ earthly father, and he loved and protected him as he grew. Joseph listened to God’s words and he was not afraid.I...
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December 22: Mary's Heart
Luke 1:26-38Today’s symbol is a heart. Mary opened her heart and her life to God’s words, and she became Jesus’ loving mother. Because of Mary’s brave heart, God’s love came into the world as her son. I wonder what Mary felt like in her stomach,...
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December 21: The Angel
Luke 1:5-17Today’s symbol is the angel who appeared to Zechariah. The angel told Zechariah that although he and his wife Elizabeth were old, they would have a child. This child would help God’s people get ready for the coming king. I wonder what...
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December 20: The Great Fish
Jonah 1; 3:1-5, 10Today’s symbol is the great fish. God sent the prophet Jonah to Nineveh, but Jonah tried to run away. God was with Jonah in the storm, and in the fish, and finally when Jonah went to Nineveh. Jonah could not run away from God. I...
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