1. Prayer Types and Forms of Prayer Unit 4

2. Prayer??? What does it mean to pray? How can we pray?

3. What is Prayer? Prayer is a way of staying in touch with God and deepening our relationship with Him Prayer takes time and effort Prayer should be a daily activity, taking time to speak and listen

4. What is Prayer? The answer to our prayers are not always what we think they may be The answer to our prayer might not always be what we want God’s view is infinitely bigger than our view In answering our prayer, God does not take away human freedom

5. Examples of Prayers:

6. Our Father

7. Nighttime Prayers Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; If I die before I wake, I ask the lord my soul to take. Thank you lord for another day, The chance to learn, the chance to play. Now as I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. Please, guard me Jesus through the night, And keep me safe till mornings light. But if should I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. And should I live for other days, I pray that God will guide my ways. Amen

8. Grace before Meals Blessed O Lord and these your gifts which we are about to receive, from your bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen. Oh the Lord is good to me And so I thank the Lord For giving me the things I need The sun and the rain and the apple seed Oh the Lord is good to me Johnny Appleseed Amen

10. Probably the most common type of prayer Asking for things for yourself We bring our requests before God for ourselves, our friends, or our family. At Mass petitions are read but petitions can be said at anytime.

11. These prayers are very similar to petition prayers. In prayers of intercession we are praying for others Praying through others ◦ Virgin Mary ◦ St. Anthony (when something is lost) ◦ St. Jude (patron Saint of lost causes)

12. Giving God Thanks! Gratitude for things that happen Giving thanks for the positive things or people in your life

13. Adoration praises the greatness of God Ask for blessings (for ourselves and others) Be a blessing

14. Express praise, honour, love and glory to God Recognizes immediately that God is an awesome God Giving God glory for just being Him

16. Pathways of Prayer 1. Meditation 2. Prayer through music 3. Shared Prayer (Church, morning announcements, class prayer) 4. Charismatic Prayer (focusing on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, offerings) 5. Prayer through Movement (gestures or dance)

17. Pathways of Prayer 5. Traditional Prayers (Our Father, Hail Mary, Apostle’s Creed, Rosary) 6. Shared Spontaneous Prayer (when something surprising happens so a group prays together)

18. DMX- well known hip-hop artist, whose lyrics are often harsh and violent also has a series of prayers- conversations between himself and God Listen/read along with the prayers, find 2 examples of each of the 5 types of prayer within the lyrics ◦ I am just learning how to Pray I am just learning how to Pray ◦ I Thank you Lord I Thank you Lord ◦ I Come to you Hungry I Come to you Hungry

19. 5 Forms of Prayer in Scripture Look up the scripture passages below. Read it carefully and record the form of prayer on the space provided. Luke 22:39-44_______________ John 11: 28-44_______________ Luke 22: 31-34 _______________ Psalm 145:1-9 _______________ Mark 10: 13-16 _______________ Luke 23: 32-43 _______________ Matthew 14: 17-21 _______________