Chapter 13 Prayer Grammar
What struck you most from the chapter?
Is there anything that surprised you, confused you, upset you?
How did you feel as you were reading the chapter?
Page 170 Learning to pray is like learning to talk, read or walk. Have you ever thought of that before?
Which phrase of the Lord’s prayer touches you most deeply?
Dorothy Sayers quote on 173 about the psalms. Do you agree?
Are your prayers sanitized?
Do you memorize prayers? Is it artificial to do so?
Does a structure for prayer work for you? How much do you pray using prayers written by others?
Is there a time when you remind yourself to pray? In traffic, before meals, waiting in line, on hold, passing a church? Have you ever tried this? What if I prayed during commercials……..or before the news……or whenever….when I start my car?
Chapter 14 Tongue Tied
What struck you most from the chapter?
Is there anything that surprised you, confused you, upset you?
How did you feel as you were reading the chapter?
What distracts you from prayer? How do you try to deal with these distractions? Can distractions be prayers?
“People of sinking ships do not complain about being distracted”. Any comment to this quote? What focuses you in prayer?
“Keep it simple, keep it honest, keep it up”. Is this enough instruction for prayer?Is your prayer honest?
How does your personality effect the way you pray?
Do we sometimes try to “copy” another’s prayer, and then feel guilty when it does not work for us? Do churches have different personalities….thus, different ways to pray?
He returns to the psalms---how central are they in your prayer?
Have you tried to read prayers aloud---even when you are by yourself? How might this help you pray the psalms?
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A friend of mine went to see a counselor, and as she was pouring out her heart, she noticed he was looking out the window and not at her. She said, "Is something wrong? You are looking out the window." He said, "I have a For Sale sign on my car and somebody is looking at it."
Ouch! That counselor sounds like me sometimes when I get distracted at prayer, but like the counselor, I at least show up and try to pay attention. Hopefully, another time I will do better.
Because, really, prayer is about listening toGod who is always saying something, usually about a change I need to make in myself and my attitude rather than my circumstances. Right now that happens to be about acquiring patience. I have had a lot of "Aha!" moments about that lately.
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