As a Secular Franciscan and all through my life, prayer has been a center part of my life.
I pray all the time in many different places and times of day. Some of my prayer time is in silence and most of the time is in contemplation. Whether using books or reading the Gospel of the day, there are so many ways we can engage ourselves in conversation with God. For some, spontaneous prayer is difficult. That is ok. Start slowly use books and novenas etc. It will help guide you. I can think of no better way to begin the day and there is no other way to end it than with prayer! I am reading a book by Matthew Kelly. He gives a prayer Process which I find useful and wanted to share.
The Prayer Process
1. Gratitude: Begin by thanking God in a personal dialogue for
whatever you are most grateful for today.
2. Awareness: Revisit the times in the past twenty-four hours
when you were and were not the-best-version-of-yourself. Talk
~o God about these situations and what you learned from them.
3. Significant Moments: Identify something you experienced
today and explore what God might be trying to say to you
through that event (or person).
4. Peace: Ask God to forgive you for any wrong you have committed
(against yourself, another person, or him) and to fill you
with a deep and abiding peace.
5. Freedom: Speak with God about how he is inviting you to
change your life, so that you can experience the freedom to be
the-best-version-of-yourself.
6. Others: Lift up to God anyone you feel called to pray for today,
asking God to bless and guide them.
7. Finish by praying the Our Father.
Having a prayerful life keeps us focused on God all day and everyday. It does not matter what the conversation is about or how long, God wants us and invites us to converse with Him. Jesus went off often to pray and most of the time He went off by himself. We all need a daily dose of solitude. A time to focus, to recenter our energies to what is really important.
So , If you are not a prayerful person, try it.
I guarantee, it will change your life and make you more joyful not to mention spiritual.
Peace and Good
Having a prayerful life keeps us focused on God all day and everyday. It does not matter what the conversation is about or how long, God wants us and invites us to converse with Him. Jesus went off often to pray and most of the time He went off by himself. We all need a daily dose of solitude. A time to focus, to recenter our energies to what is really important.
So , If you are not a prayerful person, try it.
I guarantee, it will change your life and make you more joyful not to mention spiritual.
Peace and Good
1 comments:
Loved this prayer process....I find that I do this.....comforting to know that others agree and do the same thing. SE
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