Prayer of Adoration 1. Adoration is to worship, honor and magnify God. Prayer can be worship. (Prayer & Praise) 2. Why can’t we adore in prayer? a. Give me give me give me What God has done. b. Inattention & Wrong Attention c. Greed d. Lack of time 3. Good tools ---Psalms, Singing (Paul & Silas) (My experience)

Prayer of Rest What do you do when you feel stressed or tired? * Matthew 11:28 * Three classical practices * Solitude (My space, Conferences) * Silence * Reflection (focus, tranquility) * What happens?

Sacramental Prayer 1. Definition: Sacramental: An action, a ceremony, or a sacred object, regarded as being instituted by the church rather than by Christ and serving as a means of receiving sanctifying grace. Structure or form. 2. Why do we need? Sometimes it is hard for us to find the words to say what we feel. At other times we don’t feel up to praying 3. Example The Lord’s Prayer

Unceasing Prayer 1. Breath Prayer, Continual Prayer (Pray consistently) -- Short and Simple (Best example, tax collector’s prayer) 2. Practical unceasing Prayer Working, sitting in the bathroom, driving, fishing. 3. The goal: Union with God.

The Prayer of the Heart 1. Heart to heart prayer (child & father) Abba prayer-utter intimacy 2. Spirit to spirit prayer Holy spirit praying within us 3. The response of love Simple love-come and speak to God Falling asleep in prayer is no problem         

Meditative prayer Prayer with meditation on the Scripture Example John 1:29, Isaiah 53:4-6, Rom 3:25