Program: #4814
Topic: Prayer
Sunday, September 11, 2005
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)
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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
Anna Yang discovers her true calling is to help others learn to use the experience of the labyrinth as a path to prayer.

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Sermon Segment

 
Rabbi Michael Siegel, Senior Rabbi of Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago, teaches that true prayer should lead us to action. The lesson that Moses learned at the shore of the Red Sea was that prayer is working with God to find the answers we seek.

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Music Segment


The Kithara Trio performs the largo movement of “Sonata in b-minor” by Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (1653-1728). Recorded at St. James Episcopal Cathedral in Chicago.

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Interview Segment

 
Host Lydia Talbot in conversation with Rabbi Michael Siegel on the topic of prayer. Rabbi Siegel says, “When I pray I imagine God before me and it is humbling and awe inspiring. I know that God can read my soul, God knows my actions, God knows what I do well, and God knows my failings as well.”

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Reflection Segment

 
Writer Delle Chatman reflects on prayer as simple conversation with God.
 

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