prayer

• what is the main purpose of prayer?

  to contact god
• 4 types of prayer

  • adoration
  • thanksgiving
  • sorrow
  • intercession
• what is adoration prayer?

  praising or adoring god
• example of adoration

  glory be
• what is adoration used for?

  to get your life in perspective and realise how great god is
• what is thanksgiving prayer for?

  gods goodness
• example of thanksgiving

  grace before meals
• what is thanksgiving used for?

  to help you not be selfish
• what is sorrow for?

  express sorrow for sin, ask for forgiveness
• example of sorrow prayer

  i confess in mass
• what is sorrow prayer used for?

  to recognise sin and receive guilt
• what is intercession used for

  asking god to help you or another
• example of intercession

  bidding prayers
• what is intercession used for?

  to help others and leads us to practical help
• ways of praying

  • formal prayers
  • extempore or informal prayers
• what are formal prayers?

  Structured prayers used by catholics in church or at home
• example of formal prayer

  hail mary
• what are extempore prayers?

  using persons own words without preparation

  from the heart
• what are extempore prayers used for?

  sick person, or at any moment to praise or thank god
• why variety in prayer and worship is important

  • sometimes you want to pray privately, others publicly
  • protestants agree prayer is essential
  • orthodox christians have a place for the family to pray at home with candles and icons
• what did jesus say which makes variety of prayer needed?

  love god with all your heart, soul and mind
• protestant christians use extempore prayers with candles