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The Practice
​of Prayer


25 Experiences of Prayer
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The Practice of Prayer

Over 70% of all Americans say they pray regularly. People pray for personal needs, family needs, the needs of others and of our world; they pray when they lose a loved one, at the end of a relationship, for healing and recovering, in gratitude for blessings received, and for so many more reasons. We all
recognize the need for prayer; sometimes we are actually moved to pray. But how does prayer become part of our daily life, our daily walk with God? How can we grow in our relationship with God through prayer?
 
Prayer is an essential practice of faith and tradition. Many of us long for a deeper life of prayer. Prayer may be a conversation with God; prayer may also be activity that permeates all of one’s life. When we live prayerfully we may begin to develop a worldview that understands our daily lives as an extension of our communal worship.
 
The Practice of Prayer is a collection of 25 prayer experiences that can be utilized in a variety of settings and combined into a variety of program models including the following: 

  • Intergenerational programs
  • Family-centered programs 
  • Families at home activities (print or digital)
  • Children’s programming: classes, vacation Bible school, parent-child, grandparent-child
  • Adolescent programming: classes, youth gatherings, and retreats 
  • Adult programming: independent, small groups, retreats, and large gathering settings 
  • Social media prayer posts on Facebook and Instagram using the activities
  • Online playlists of prayer experiences for different age groups published on a website
  • Newsletters
  • Advent or Lenten prayer guides (digital and print)
  • A “Guide to Prayer” booklet (digital and print) 
  • And much more  
 
Prayer Activities 

There are 25 prayer activities that include a teaching plan and the activity. All of the activities are included on separate MS Word document so that you can create handouts for sessions, a prayer booklet, online playlists and activities, social media posts, etc. Each Prayer Activity can be done in less than 20 minutes. 
  1. Prayer in My Life Today
  2. Prayer is. . . .
  3. Prayer is Relationship with God.
  4. Prayer is Opening Our Lives to God.
  5. Prayer is Being Changed by God.
  6. Prayer is Being Attentive to God and Others.
  7. Prayer is Living.
  8. Prayer Takes Practice
  9. Preparing to Pray
  10. Contemplative Prayer Experience 
  11. Centering Prayer Experience 
  12. Scripture Prayer Experience #1: Reflective Reading
  13. Scripture Prayer Experience #2: Imaginative Prayer 
  14. Scripture Prayer Experience #3: Lectio Divina
  15. Scripture Prayer Experience #4: Visio Divina
  16. Scripture Prayer Experience #4: The Psalms 
  17. Intercessory Prayer Experience & Intercessory Prayer at Home
  18. Praise Prayer Experience #1: Psalm 103
  19. Praise Prayer Experience #2: Psalm 95 & Prayers of Praise at Home
  20. Thanksgiving Prayer Experience & Prayers of Thanksgiving at Home 
  21. Praying with Music Experience 
  22. Online Daily Prayer Experiences 
  23. Praying through the Day Experiences
  24. Closing the Day: The Prayer of Examen Experience 
  25. Praying in Families with Children & Prayer Activities for Children
 
Children Activities
  • Prayer in My Life
  • Jesus Prays
  • Learning to Pray
  • Try It-Praying

Practice of Prayer Learning Programs

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Practice of Prayer Reproducible Activities

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  • Home
    • About John Roberto
    • South Africa
    • Archdiocese of Chicago
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    • March 1, 2021
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  • Research
    • Spirituality
    • Religious Lives of Teens
    • Resilient Disciples
    • Youth Research - Springtide Research
  • Design 21
    • Online & Blended Examples
    • Faith Formation Playlists
    • Playlists
    • Digital Tools & Apps
  • Lifelong Planning
    • Children & Adolescent Faith Formation
    • Adult Faith Formation
    • Family Faith Formation
    • Parent Faith Formation
    • Intergenerational Faith Formation
  • Curate
    • Lifelong Faith Journal
    • Curate: Videos & Streaming
    • Curate: Children
    • Curate: Adolescents
    • Curate: Adults
    • Curate: Family
    • Curate: Worship & Lectionary
    • Curate: Christian Practices
  • Books