Prayer

Civil Liberties Union representing five families in New Hyde Park, New York. Several years before, the Board of Regents had written a prayer for the purpose of “supplementing the training of the home, ever intensifying in the child that love for God…which is the mark of true character, training, and a sure guarantee of a country’s welfare.” The recommended prayer read: Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our…

praying. Each act of prayer is unique and contains beneficial realistic qualities for most situations. Adoration is an act of prayer that focuses on worshiping God without any mention of my current situation, needs, or desires. I will use this act to simply show that I worship him at all times. The prayer of thanksgiving is expressed through gratitude to God and I will reference this act through positive life experiences, which promotes positive emotions. Petitionary prayers are requests for…

was elected from its schools High School Student Council, who would say a prayer over the speaker before every varsity football game. The given issue with this case was when a Mormon and Catholic family filed a suit, this challenged the practice under the Establishment clause of the 1st Amendment. What was the overall verdict and the justification for this decision? The ruling was 6-3, allowing a student to initiate prayer before a high school football game violated the First Amendment's…

created states all public schools were to open each day with the Pledge of Allegiance and a nondenominational prayer in which the students acknowledged their dependence upon God. Engel vs. Vitale was a case brought to the attention of the Supreme Court by ten concerned parents by minors who attended a public school in New York City. At the beginning of a school day lesson the following prayer, consisting of 22 words, ‘Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy…

The walk of faith in Christian life requires discipline, challenge, devotion, and practice. God did not only save us from our doom, but He also wants His people to be spiritual mature as time go by. It is the intimacy He requires to bless and strengthen His people for them to live a different life from the world. Spiritual formation is a journey and a process to have restoration in Christian’s life, so they can enjoy the Holy Spirit within them. Throughout the class ‘Spiritual formation’ I’ve…

differences is how each of the three believed human action led to attaining God’s grace through prayer and good works. Martin Luther’s most prominent belief was one’s faith was the only thing that contributed to receiving God’s grace, while Fisher argued actions such as prayer are necessities, and Staden, contrasting his supposedly Protestant Lutheran beliefs, believed in the manifestation of God’s grace through prayer. Luther, in his…

I visited Lutheran Church in East Brunswick, NJ and observed the prayer service which was a great learning experience for me and an enjoyable one, too. Since I had attended prayer service at my middle school church as well as Oratory Prep school church, I had some understanding about Catholic service and I was able to compare and contrast the Catholic and Lutheran service.The Lutheran church did not have depictions of Saints or Mary in the Church. Otherwise, the service itself was fairly similar…

The book, The Lord Reigns: A Theological Handbook to the Psalms is written by James L. Mays. It is a book about the book of Psalms viewed as a scripture and a liturgy. The book is concerned with the use of Psalms, and how its central message of the Lord reigns is portrayed. Mays proposes that the word “the Lord reigns” is the main point of Psalms that describes the sovereignty of God. It describes the contents and context of the Psalms individual and as a whole in relation to the other books of…

Francois Fenelon’s life was marked by zealous devotion to the order, authority, and preservation of the Roman Catholic Church and this passion often led to many inconsistencies in his life and thinking. Born in 1651 in Perigord, France, Fenelon’s zeal for knowledge showed even as a young child. As a young boy he entered the Jesuit College at Cahors, the continued his education at the Jesuit College du Plessis, and finished his theological training at the Seminary of St Sulpice. At the age of…

I think there are many stereotypes and assumptions when it comes to immigrants, Hispanics in general and marriage. The first stereotype mostly revolves around the idea that Hispanics have so many children and the father is usually the one who goes to work, while the mother usually does some domesticated type of work (childcare, cleaning). I am the oldest of three in my family and since the age of 11 I was raised by a single mother instead of living in a two parent household. My parent’s divorce…