{"podcast":{"title":"Vessel Houston","slug":"vessel-houston-6612286","podcast_index_feed_id":6612286,"rss_url":"https://vesselhouston.org/liturgy?format=rss","website_url":"https://vesselhouston.org/liturgy/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636d1a69eb194b1abc8cf6d8/1694567597426-P9DKD6VNRCGYREKJ4ID2/Podcast+Logo+Reduced.jpg?format=1500w","author":"Vessel Houston","episode_count":65,"summary":"Vessel Church HTX is a new Christian community in the SW Houston area, planting in the city of Meadows Place. We invite you to join us on a shared journey of healing and hope. vesselhouston.org","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T06:22:49.090054+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vessel-houston-6612286"},"episode":{"title":"Teach Us To Pray","slug":"teach-us-to-pray","published_at":"2025-07-29T19:19:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vessel-houston-6612286/teach-us-to-pray","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vessel-houston-6612286","url":"https://vesselhouston.org/liturgy/gathering-liturgy-250727-teach-us-to-pray","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/636d1a69eb194b1abc8cf6d8/t/68891c7637eebc1d14f33f1a/1755112136277/Sermon+7.27.25.mp3","summary":"We resist prayer to the same degree that we resist relationship. As a herald of hope to a world in turmoil, Jesus calls us the Church to a deeper embrace of both; each strengthening the other. Prayer is not a static set of words to parrot, but an invitation into loving and honest dialogue wherein we gain new sight for God’s activity in the world and within our own hearts. (sermon begins at 01:00) Scripture & Quotations Luke 11:1-13 “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” Søren Kierkegaard","meta_description":"We resist prayer to the same degree that we resist relationship. As a herald of hope to a world in turmoil, Jesus calls us the Church to a deeper embrace…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1696,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vessel-houston-6612286/episodes/teach-us-to-pray/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vessel-houston-6612286/teach-us-to-pray.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}