{"id":8585,"date":"2023-12-12T11:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=8585"},"modified":"2023-12-12T11:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:09:01","slug":"jonathan-roumie-discusses-his-faith-and-prayer-life-during-advent-and-always","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2023\/12\/jonathan-roumie-discusses-his-faith-and-prayer-life-during-advent-and-always.html","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Roumie Discusses His Faith and Prayer Life During Advent and Always"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8591\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8591\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2023\/12\/jonathan-roumie-hallow-app-credit-hallow-youtube.png\" alt=\"jonathan roumie\" width=\"768\" height=\"522\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hallow: Prayer &amp; Meditation\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Los Angeles-based actor Jonathan Roumie recently discussed his prayer life, Christian faith and his hope that others may find serenity and peace during this Advent season because, according to Roumie, \u201cany opportunity to connect to Jesus is a welcome one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps best known for his role as Jesus in \u201cThe Chosen,\u201d Roumie has paired up with Hallow, the number one prayer app in the world, for a unique Advent prayer challenge for this holy season of preparation for Christmas. The 25-day prayer challenge recently started, and as part of the effort, both Roumie and actor Liam Neeson guided people through various prayers, meditations, Bible readings and more. However, this is no mere gig for Roumie.<\/p>\n<p>Roumie is a committed Christian and Catholic with his personal story of growing closer to God and continuing to do so each day. He said people can \u201cdisconnect from the chaos of the real world, the divisiveness, the anxiety\u201d that exists by connecting with Jesus through prayer. He said they can find \u201cpeace and a deeper relationship with Christ, and I think that\u2019s really the goal of the prayer challenge, adding that building a prayer habit is \u201ceasier than people think.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dVY1_xH2Qis?si=7jRfHBCjXL1JBVVy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cAs you consistently tap into that habit, you find your relationship with Jesus growing deeper and deeper, just automatically. And as a result, you then experience much more peace, tranquility and serenity in your life and the ability to really muscle through some of the most difficult obstacles and challenges that life can throw at you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roumie added that in today\u2019s modern society, it\u2019s easy to get distracted. However, he said, \u201cBut in this case, I have such a deep gratitude to the technology that\u2019s arrived in\u00a0the form of this app, of the Hallow app. I can literally go to my phone, and if I find myself or my mind wandering or my anxiety building, all I have to do is literally click on the app and just start praying or meditating on one of the challenges or one of the prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThere are thousands of prayers on this app. And I\u2019m instantly transported into a sacred space, no matter where I am.\u00a0No matter what, if you live in a major city or if you live in a place that\u2019s just really busy, you can pop on your headphones and connect to the app. You start praying with a meditation, and you\u2019re instantly just transported. This is something that I\u2019ve been so grateful for \u2014 and especially as we go into the hubbub and the busyness of\u00a0the Christmas season, it\u2019s something that I\u2019m relying on daily to be able to just cut through all that noise.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles-based actor Jonathan Roumie recently discussed his prayer life, Christian faith and his hope that others may find serenity and peace during this Advent season because, according to Roumie, \u201cany opportunity to connect to Jesus is a welcome one.\u201d Perhaps best known for his role as Jesus in \u201cThe Chosen,\u201d Roumie has paired 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