# EPISODE 59 Prayer as Relationship, Not Ritual

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Podcast: [Natives Follow Jesus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948)
Published: 2025-11-30T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/episode/episode-59-prayer-as-relationship-not-ritual
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## Resource

SHOW NOTES: Prayer was never meant to be merely a ritual. It’s a relationship. In our newest episode of  Natives Follow Jesus , we explore how Indigenous and biblical traditions both invite humans into honest, intimate conversation with God Himself. Come rediscover a way of praying that feels like connection, not pressure; like intimacy, not just words to speak out into the world. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter. Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus Watch Wally Brown who shares his perspective on prayer as a Navajo Traditional Teacher here . Read Jesus' words about prayer in John 6:5-15 here . Peruse an overview about "what is Prayer?," posted on Got Questions website here . Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you can find out more about praying with the land/creation in mind.

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