Prayer and Practice

Some follow up from our 3rd session.

5 ways we pray:
_talking at God
_talking to God
_listening to God
_being with God
_praying always (1-4 build us to this)
 *remember prayer on other's behalf is what we tend to do most and we didn't talk about this time around*

As I mentioned last night, here are those chapters in Ten Minute Transformation that fit well in this discussion. Good practices to utilize as well.

Ch.8, 9 & 10 (talking at God)
--ready made prayers in Psalms, from Jesus and Paul--

(talking to God)
--most natural and probably the one we lean to. It's sitting with a friend and just talking about whatever comes up--

Ch.11, 12 & 13 (listening to God)
--taking a passage of scripture, reading it aloud to allow listening--
--Phil will be looking at Lectio Divina more closely in session 4--

Ch.14, 15 & 16 (being with God)
--silence and stillness with no agenda of words--

(praying always)
--1 Thessalonians 5:17 "pray continually" doesn't just happen. The intentional practice of our personal prayers allow us to find a focus and ability to pray always--