Soulspace: Pray Bible Journal

This app is the missing link I needed to get myself back to having daily communication with God. I have meditated and practiced yoga for years but never mixed my faith and meditation practices. I have always been a Christian but let my daily devotional life lapse and felt distant from God. I knew I should start studying the Bible again but felt overwhelmed at where to start. This seemed to be a good way to meditate and get a quick dose of spirituality to start my day. It has been so much more. It has changed my life. I am back communicating with Jesus every day and I no longer feel distant from him. It has broken down the walls I put up to keep Him away and I couldn’t be more grateful. This is the perfect place to start or restart your Christian journey. I am forever grateful to the creators of this app.

My wife died bravely and at peace on March 18, 2020, after a five-year courageous and painful battle with throat cancer. When she died, I felt like I died too. Or at least half of me just evaporated. As a pastor, I have walked with many people in their tragedy and grief. But nothing prepared me for the depth of anguish I now travel. Soulspace, and especially the course on losing a spouse or marriage, has been a constant part of my morning time centering my life in the love of God through Jesus. Thank you for being an integral part of bringing wisdom to the chaos of my anxiety, fear, grief, and anger. So much wisdom in 5 minutes of honest, humble conversation. I want to dive in to more resources Bo might recommend after I finish this course. Update from February 28, 2021 It has been close to one year since my beloved wife died. Soulspace has been a constant daily companion helping me anchor my wandering, confused, painful thoughts to the love of God. I can’t tell the story of this painful journey without mentioning the pivotal and life-giving role of this beautiful Christ-honoring mindfulness moment each morning. I have recommended the app over and over to individuals and my entire church. Thank you. Update from January 1, 2024: The Soulspace app has continued to be my daily companion in my morning ritual, helping me start my day anchoring my thoughts to the love of God. The prompts to breathe, discipline my thoughts, and mindfulness about what the Scripture-story tells me about who Jesus really is, is bringing about a slow transformation in my weary and broken heart.

My initial thought was to add this to my morning routine to help deepen my prayer life. It has become so much more! The soothing gentle music, the soft tender voice of the woman leading and the scripturally sound words spoken are all beautifully meshed together in a way that make me feel like I’m in direct communion with the Holy Spirit. I’m reminded in news way each day of God’s goodness, grace and love. What began as a beautiful addition to my morning routine has become a trusted companion that I can turn to day or night to remind myself of Gods goodness, grace and love. The free version is beautiful but I purchased the full version to show my appreciation and support of the people who created this amazing app. Thank you SoulSpace!