Have you tried being led in prayer by the new Alexa app...?
Believe it or not, there is now an Alexa app from the Church of England which can lead you in daily prayer! Recently released by the Church of England, this new app allows Amazon Alexa users to find more answers to faith questions and to engage with the local church.
Why do we think this is great?
At Church Pages, we're all about using technology for God's glory - and this new Alexa skill does exactly this! 9% of all households in the UK own an Alexa so this Alexa skill opens up the opportunity for these users to engage with the church in a fresh way.
On a more personal note, I currently live with my visually impaired grandmother and she uses Alexa extensively to listen to the news. Showing her this app, it was great to see her engaging with scripture and praying the daily prayers. It's sometimes a struggle to get to church and, her old church does not yet list their sermons online, so we rely heavily on other routes to share the Word with her.
I love that 'faith comes by hearing' and it's an encouragement to see this happening!
How does it work?
If you own an Alexa, how do you use this new skill?
You start with "Alexa, ask the Church of England…" and then tag on any of these queries:
- For today's prayer
- To read me the Lord's Prayer
- To read me the Beatitudes
- For the Ten Commandments
- To read me the Apostle's Creed
- For my nearest church
- To find churches near ...(town)
- For a prayer for morning
- For a grace before meals
- For an evening prayer
- To read a night prayer
- About christenings
- About church weddings
- About Church of England funerals
- How to pray
- Who God is?
- Who Jesus Christ is
- About the Holy Spirit
- What a Christian is
- How to become a Christian
- About the Bible
- What faith is?
- About the Church of England
- What Holy Communion is
- What Christians believe
- What it means to believe in God
- Who the Archbishop of Canterbury is
- Who the Archbishop of York is"
Here's the Archbishop of York, giving it a go...
Want to know more?
You can read more about this Alexa skill on the Church Of England website and if you'd like to find out more about the vision of Church Pages - give this a read here. We'd love to get your comments too, so feel free to share these below.