CR-C - Ongoing Prayer Life and Personal Study of

What is Prayer? Intentional time with God
Personal or public
Scripted or Extemporary (Ad-Lib)
Read
Contemplative - Meditative
From the heart
As needed
Experimental
Open<br>

An Experiment - Meditative Christian meditation
A centering word – Maranatha
Means - O Lord, come!
Rooted
Breathing
Centering
Grounding
Returning
Practice
https://youtu.be/lWIBsGfTgeA<br>

Extemporary The formula is based on what Jesus taught us! – The Lord’s Prayer
Acknowledge who you’re praying to (Your God)
A will be done
Daily sustenance
Forgive us – Forgive Others
No temptation
Awe in the gifts
In Jesus’ name<br>

routines Bible verse of the day
Devotionals
Meditation
Contemplation
Daily Offices
Start – mid – End of day
Random<br>

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.<br>

Who “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,”
God
Creator
Whomever is our spiritual parent or guide at that point in time<br>

A will be done “thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
Say what is so special
What’s been done
What does God do for us right now<br>

Daily bread/sustenance “Give us this day our daily bread.”
Ask for something for today
For ourselves, for others, for community<br>

Forgiveness “And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
Self-reflection
What we’ve done
What we’ve left undone<br>

Temptation And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Ask to keep us on the right path
Help us live a good life
Help us not follow the darkness – that little dark voice inside us
Help us stay in the light<br>

Awe For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
Acknowledge the greatness of God
How we’re offered grace no matter what
We can’t be more or less loved<br>

In Jesus’ name Amen
Emulate the perfect human
Let’s do this in honour of God in the flesh
In the prefect example
Aligning with the holy teacher<br>

Collect Heavenly Father,
who chose the Virgin Mary, full of grace,
to be the mother of our Lord and Saviour,
now fill us with your grace,
that we in all things may embrace your will
and with her rejoice in your salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.<br>

Prayer over the gifts Gracious God,
by the power of the Spirit
who sanctified the mother of your Son,
make holy all we offer you this day.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.<br>

Prayer After Communion Faithful God,
in this sacrament we receive the promise of salvation.
May we, like the Virgin Mary,
be obedient to your will.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.<br>

Reading the bible<br>

Understanding the bible Simple reading
Embedding into the story
Asking why
Asking how<br>

A Sample Verse THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfil what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means, "God is with us." When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus.<br>

Simple reading Just be…
Reread - comparing bible translations
Dig deeper with commentaries, sermons, podcasts…<br>

Embedding into the story How does it feel to be in character?
What and why is he/she saying this?
How does this influence someone?
How does it make me feel?<br>

Closing prayer created together Who is this addressed to?
What has been done?
Give thanks
Ask for sustenance
In awe
In who’s name?
Closing<br>

Personal prayer Resources YouVersion Bible App<br>

Personal prayer Resources<br>

Bible study resources Bible Gateway: https://www.biblegateway.com/
Sermon Writer: https://sermonwriter.com/biblical-commentary/
Working Preacher: https://www.workingpreacher.org/
Enduring Word: https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/
The University Bible Fellowship at IIT (IIT UBF): https://iitubf.org/sermons
The Text This Week: http://www.textweek.com/
Easy English Summary: https://www.easyenglish.bible/bible/summaries/
Bible Hub: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/
Blessings Christian Church: https://blessingshamilton.ca/sermons/
Sermon Central: https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/<br>

Other sermons St. YouTube!<br>

Next Session - (CR-D) – Understanding the Faith and Sharing the Good News Develop an understanding of our faith, and to develop an ability to share it. January 10, 2023 at 6:30pm in the Rectory. 433 McGill St Hawkesbury ON K6A 1R1<br>