115: Liturgies and Laments for the Sojourner

Have you ever felt lonely living abroad? Or do you wonder how you can encourage others who are living as expatriates? Our guest today, Alicia Boyce, is one of the co-founders of an online community of expats, Taking Route, as well as a co-author of Liturgies and Laments for the Sojourner. Listen in to this conversation about how we can approach God with honesty in prayer and connect with others who are walking through similar experiences.

• Learn more about Taking Route here!
• “The enemy can really make you feel isolated and that you’re the only one struggling, or that you just can’t handle this and it must have something to do with you. We want people to know they’re not alone.”
• Liturgies and Laments for the Sojourner
• “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” - Corrie Ten Boom
• Ephesians 6
• “Of course we know that our victory is secure, but the war still continues. We just have to remember that Satan has no power over people who pray with steady persistence actively, waiting expectantly for the Lord to do what He says He’s going to do.”
• Every Moment Holy
• “In this process of writing the prayers, we drew from personal experience.”
• Romans 8:22
• “LIfe is full of sorrows, full of pain, full of injustice, full of grief, and so the opportunities really abound to make lament an important and crucial part of our spiritual journey.”
• “A sojourner is a person or group who resides either temporarily or permanently in a community and place that is not primarily their own, and they are dependent on the goodwill and kindness of that community for their continued existence in that place.”
• “We always need to enter into a new culture and a new place humbly, with the mindset of being a learner and then seeking to find community as soon as possible.”
• “Help us remember that Your presence follows us, and fullness of joy is with us wherever we go.”

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