God Be in My Head

KEN WILSON was a friend and prayer partner of Phyllis Tickle. He authored A Letter to My Congregation: An Evangelical Pastor's Path to Embracing People who are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender, into the Company of Jesus (David Crumm Media). To practice full inclusion, he and Emily Swan co-founded Ann Arbor Blue Ocean Church and co-authored Solus Jesus: A Theology of Resistance. Ken has written in the field of spirituality, most notably Mystically Wired: Exploring New Realms in Prayer (Thomas Nelson, 2009) which Phyllis Tickle called "hands down ... the best book on prayer I have ever read."

"Ken Wilson has mined an ancient gem of spiritual practice and rendered it with a contemporary twist that enlivens body, mind, and spirit. This short guide is a wellspring of wisdom that can carry us through the journey. Like a serum that nourishes the soul, the Sarum Prayer creates and fills the desire for an intimate and abiding fellowship with the divine."—Rolf Nolasco, Professor of Pastoral Theology Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary"Not only did I enjoy Ken's meditations, but his theology of prayer is spoton. I'll be using this book for my morning prayers in Lent this year."—Bonnie Perry, XI Bishop, diocese of Michigan"In this heartfelt book, Ken graciously and gently invites us to join him for forty days in pondering the unique, ancient, yet very contemporary Sarum Prayer. With biblical, theological, psychological, and spiritual insights, as well as personal experiences, he illumines the fascinating, practical implications of this simple/profound prayer."—Donald H. Postema, author"All of us need help praying from time to time. The Sarum Prayer stands apart because it incorporates our whole lives and our whole selves. Ken Wilson gives us the time to internalize this prayer so that it can make its way into our prayer lives well beyond our forty days of guided prayer."—Greg Carey, Professor of New Testament, Lancaster Theological Seminary

• 1 Introduction 2 Opening Reflections on the Sarum Prayer (Days 1–4) 3 Reflections on “God be in my head—and in my understanding” (Days 5–10) 4 Reflections on “God be in my eyes—and in my looking” (Days 11–16) 5 Reflections on “God be in my mouth—and in my speaking” (Days 17–22) 6 Reflections on “God be in my heart—and in my thinking” (Days 23–28) 7 Reflections on “God be at my end—and at my departing” (Days 29–34) 8 Closing Reflections on the Sarum Prayer (Days 35–40) Endnotes