This program introduces participants to the full spectrum of Christian prayer methods and encourages them to incorporate these practices into their daily lives. Twenty-two lesson plans can be used as a year-long course, as four separate courses or as individual sessions. Also can be used to introduce a group to a specific prayer method (see list below). Appropriate for adults and youth groups.
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Introduction
How to Use this Resource
1) What Is Prayer?
2) What Did Jesus Say About Prayer?
Handout—Personal Prayer Inventory
3) Types of Prayer: Supplication
4) Types of Prayer: Thanksgiving
5) Types of Prayer: Confession
6) Types of Prayer: Adoration
The Decalogue: Contemporary .
A Penitential Order: Rite Two
Handout—My Busy Life
7) The Lord’s Prayer
Handout—The Lord’s Prayer
8) Collective Prayer
Handout—Writing Our Own Prayers
9) Listening and Silence
10) Lives Dedicated to Prayer: Religious Orders
Traditional Religious Orders
Other Christian Communities
11) Pray Without Ceasing
Handout—Types Of Prayer
Handout—Ways to Remember How to Pray
12) Sacred Movement: Part I and II
Part I: Exploring Movement
Part II ‐ Ideas for Use in Worship
13) An Introduction to Christian Meditation
Steps to Relaxation
14) Prayer Cycles and Prayer Beads
Blessing Prayer Beads
Handout: Prayers for Use with Prayer Beads
15) Praying the Rosary
Handout: How to Pray the Rosary
Handout: The Mysteries of the Rosary
16) Icons and Angels
17) Holy Reading (Lectio Divina)
18) Praying the Scripture Stories
Handout: Suggested Scripture Stories for Meditation
19) Visual Imaging: Healing Prayer
20) Contemplative Prayer
21) Centering Prayer
22) Reflections on My Prayer Life
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