Sunday, May 17, 2015

Prayer

Hiking along a cliff. Lost footing and began to fall. Grabbed a tree limb. Holding on for dear life. Help. Anyone there? Oh God help me. Yes? God, is that you? Help me. I can help. You only need to do one thing. Let go!  Let go?  Hey, anyone else up there.
Apostles at Prayer – Jesus at Prayer.  Good time to reflect upon prayer.  Prayer – placing self with God.
Basic types
1)   Petition – ask – Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father
2)   Contrition – sorrow
3)   Praise
4)   Thanksgiving
Lots of different ways to pray
1)   Mass
2)   Recited   including Rosary & Hours & Stations
3)   Bible
4)   Silence
5)   Audio – listen to podcast
6)   Online
7)   With others – family, grace
8)   Adoration
An example: Five Finger Prayer
1)   Thumb – closest to heart - family & friends
2)   Index – pointing – who direct us – teachers, coaches, priests
3)   Middle – tallest – leaders in country, world, church
4)   Ring – weakest – sick, suffering, poor
5)   Pinky –smallest – humble – pray for ourselves last.

Prayer – Let go and let God!