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- Gen 1:26 – we are made in the likeness of God –
- So we have a special bond with Him
- He has paled in us a desire for union with Himself
- We all have a calling from God
- Prayer is our response to that call
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- God is continually calling to humanity
- Sometimes we respond in faith, sometimes we resist
- Example of Moses
- We are often like Moses
- We resist, we have excuses
- Why?
- Afraid, it might be difficult, don’t want to give up present life…
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- Does God answer our prayers?
- How do we know?
- How does a relationship work?
- Does it take two people putting in an equal effort
- We are called to believe even if we have doubts
- Why do our prayers sometimes seem to be unanswered?
- When do we talk to God?
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- When does Jesus pray in the NT?
- Before he begins his public ministry,
- before calling the 12,
- he prays that Peter might not be tempted,
- Before raising Lazarus from the dead
- In garden of Gethsemane
- He prays while on the cross
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- Asks that we pray for a spirit of metanoia – change of heart
- That we might bend our will to comply with God’s
- Requires an effort on our part
- What does each of the following say about prayer:
- Luke 11:5-13
- Luke 18:1-8
- Luke 18: 9-14
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- Vocal – conversation with God
- Usually the first way we learn to pray
- Important to our communal prayer
- Meditation – silent prayer, trying to understand God’s work and will in
our lives –examples: lectio divina, Rosary
- Contemplation: prayer of listening; the most difficult ;Eucharistic
Adoration
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- Forms of prayer:
- Adoration: worship of God’s greatness
- Thanksgiving: prayer of gratitude
- Contrition: sorrow for sins
- Petition: asking for what we need
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- We need to pray throughout the day; in good times and bad
- We have fixed times and seasons in our prayer life
- Liturgy of the Hours/ Divine office
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liturgy_of_the_Hours
- , morning/evening prayer, Angelus (http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/prayers/Angelus.htm
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