Prayer

us into a relationship with a God who desires to be personally caught up in the lives of those whom he created. It is a prayer that focused on God’s presence with us in the real wold. It allows us to reflect what God is saying to us through our daily activities in participating in meeting, working on project, having a relationship or conflict. It tells us to approach prayer with gratitude, not guilt. We must take time to reflect on our experience, to look at the happenings in a day and…

United States for safety due to the danger ISIS. Unfortunately, some of us refused to help these refugees and claimed that we do not care about these people. The priest sympathized with their struggle and prayed for these people in need. After a few prayers, the priest ask if there were any participants that wanted to pray for others. A lady answered to pray for those who go through sickness and…

grandmother how the church works and the schedule it follows; it begins with some praying in the front of the sanctuary which later transitions to some of the church's musicians getting on stage and playing some soft, relaxing music to make the mood more prayer-like. The people inside of the sanctuary were adults and some older teens. There were no children inside because the church held organized classes arranged by age and gender in other rooms. This allowed for the auditorium to be peaceful…

It is the basis of their relationship with Christ. Incorporating spiritual elements such as the prayer over the babies and the spiritual symbol of the pilgrimage that the infants will begin once the dedication is over, are all crucial elements in making the baby dedication successful. This spiritual component of this ritual offers the parents a peace…

Most of the things that came to me were the small and simple things that really make a big difference in our lives. I really have been focusing on scripture study and prayer because those two have so much impact on your life especially prayer because with prayer you have direct communication to the Father. Something else that I also thought about was going to the temple. I am lucky enough to have a temple close to home at school and also where my family lives but…

My project is about attending a worship service different from my own religious tradition, which is Catholic. I chose this project because I want to learn about other religions, other traditions, how they worship and what is involve in their ways of doing things. Experiencing a religion other than mine, will expand my knowledge. I believe that we always learn something new everyday and that we have to be open to receive what life offers by being here in this world that God created. What…

that it would be just as meaningful and powerful if I simply prayed to Jesus myself without saying anything out loud… it felt like there were so many reasons not to pray! I asked the Lord for courage. A prayer I often pray is, “Make me bold, give me strength, and keep me humble.” This is the prayer I prayed over myself in that moment. Jesus was still asking me to pray for V.R.’s mom as she finished talking. With the courage that God gave me, I asked her if it would be ok for me to pray…

Introduction It only takes one word to put most traditional church members on edge, that word is change. Rather this change is picking a different paint color or changing services times, this can begin a fight that most are not ready to fight. Therefore, it is important to establish the biblical reasoning behind the changes made within the church walls. One such concept is establishing the difference between church tradition and scripture. All to often these two concepts are considered one in…

other up and building the church up. An example of this is group prayer or studies. We were able to do both of these in our class practices. The two that had the greatest influence on me were Holy Listening, and Lectino Divina. In holy listening we were posed a question and one person would talk about it to the group. During that time the focus is on the person talking. Following there would be time for silence, reflection, prayer, and receptiveness. Then we would continue to do this around the…

Jesus once told a story about two very different kinds of prayers. The first person that prayed was a very religious person called Pharisee, they thought their own goodness was so impressive that it could not fail to make them acceptable to God. The Pharisee in the story is the essence of one who is self justifying. He does not ask for forgiveness for his sins, because he believes he has nothing to confess. If we are broken hearted over our sin we can be assure of Gods boundless love and…