This space exists for prayer. You are welcome to share prayer requests, updates, or answered prayers. You may also simply pray for others without commenting at length. When responding to a request, aim to pray rather than fix. You do not need to explain everything or share more than you are comfortable sharing. Brief requests are enough. This is a place for faithfulness, gentleness, and quiet support.

START HERE 👉 https://www.skool.com/openbiblelab-1561/classroom/5e5d1bd7?md=79f9fbe225e64b90a86b0518e6b6e093 Welcome. We’re glad you’re here. OpenBibleLab is a shared learning space for people who want to read the Bible with greater clarity, patience, and understanding. This is not a place for hot takes or rushed conclusions. It’s a place to learn carefully over time. If you’re new here, please introduce yourself by replying to this post. When you introduce yourself, share one book of the Bible you want to understand better or one book you find yourself returning to often. There’s no right or wrong answer. This helps us learn together. When you’re ready, explore the Classroom at your own pace and join discussions where you feel comfortable. There’s no required order and no pressure to keep up. Take your time. Read closely. Ask honest questions. We’re learning together.

🌿 A new Weekly Psalm Meditation is now live in the Classroom. This week we’re sitting with Psalm 42, a prayer shaped by longing, memory, and thirst for the living God. It’s a psalm that doesn’t rush resolution, and invites us to stay present with what aches. 🕯️ These meditations are part of a slow, ongoing practice we return to week by week inside the Classroom. What line from Psalm 42 has stayed with you over time? Where do you notice longing showing up in your own prayer lately?

A new Bible study on Matthew 6:9–13 is now live in OpenBibleLab. This familiar prayer opens in a way that quietly reshapes what prayer even is. In the study, we slow down at the very first words Jesus gives his disciples. Before any requests are made, before daily needs are named, prayer begins with an address. “Our Father in heaven.” That opening does more than start the prayer. It establishes relationship, posture, and trust. The rest of the prayer flows from that starting point, and the order turns out to matter more than we often notice. What’s left open is how natural or unfamiliar that address might feel, and why Jesus chose to begin there rather than anywhere else. The prayer resists rushing. It invites attention. A few questions to sit with as you read or reread the passage: 👀 What do you notice about how the prayer begins, especially compared to how prayers often start today? 🤔 Which line feels most closely connected to calling God “Father,” and which feels more distant? 🌱 Where does this prayer feel familiar, and where does it feel quietly challenging? The full study is available in the Premium course area, and this conversation is open to everyone. Read the study if you’re able, and join the discussion here. What are you noticing as you linger with this prayer?

🕯️ A new Weekly Psalm Meditation is now live in the Classroom. This week we are sitting with Psalm 22:1–11. It is a psalm that speaks from distance, memory, and the courage to pray when God feels far. We continue our shared practice of slowing down with Scripture here, week by week. What words from Psalm 22 tend to stay with you? Where do you notice both trust and anguish showing up right now?