The War Prayer

Then the MC said a prayer for the offering and the Ushers passed around the offering plates. This was slightly different because at my church we use offering bags that are passed down each row. Following the offering, a few of the church leaders gave words of appreciation…

Everyone in the world have their own beliefs and belong to a culture that shape who they are. In their culture, people generally follow rituals and have their own norms that have special meaning to them. For example, Muslims generally follow ‘salat’, which is a practice of praying five times a day. Or even the Irish(and many others)celebrating St. Patrick 's Day by eating corned beef, going to parades, and getting drunk off their ass; eventually where they can’t walk or even having a drunken…

and is the first of what I hope will grow into be six retreats offered to church planters next year. Abide is spaced created for church planters to reconnect their hearts with the heart of God through meditation on scripture and prayer. I provided them with a prayer prompt and the space necessary for them to listen to what God may desire to speak to them. Afterwards, we come together to allow them to listen to one another share what their experience was like and what they…

I am now able to select specific form of prayer and meditation that truly fit my true self. For example, the ‘Gospel Contemplation’ is becoming a form of reflection that helps me to engage a Biblical text with all my senses and enriches my well-being. If I start a new day with my morning meditation…

I grew up in a home without any religion. When I was younger I always felt as if I had an emptiness inside me, but I could never explain what it was. As I got older I had begun to get comfortable with this emptiness to the point where I actually dismissed this feeling. At the age of seventeen I met my future husband John in 1994. His family was nothing like mine. They were devoted Catholics and went to church every weekend and every religious/saint holiday. As we began to date John asked me if…

Jesus once told a story about two very different kinds of prayers. The first person that prayed was a very religious person called Pharisee, they thought their own goodness was so impressive that it could not fail to make them acceptable to God. The Pharisee in the story is the essence of one who is self justifying. He does not ask for forgiveness for his sins, because he believes he has nothing to confess. If we are broken hearted over our sin we can be assure of Gods boundless love and…

significant when attempting to develop a better prayer life. In order to pray successfully, God has to be the focal point. Otherwise, irrelevant things can become a serious distraction. If I were to try and pray every night before bed, but had the television on a loud volume, this would not be mindful of me. The background noises would cause me to be inattentive to my time designated for the Lord. However, if I had a quiet and serene background, I would be more at peace and aware. Over time, I…

My project is about attending a worship service different from my own religious tradition, which is Catholic. I chose this project because I want to learn about other religions, other traditions, how they worship and what is involve in their ways of doing things. Experiencing a religion other than mine, will expand my knowledge. I believe that we always learn something new everyday and that we have to be open to receive what life offers by being here in this world that God created. What…

us into a relationship with a God who desires to be personally caught up in the lives of those whom he created. It is a prayer that focused on God’s presence with us in the real wold. It allows us to reflect what God is saying to us through our daily activities in participating in meeting, working on project, having a relationship or conflict. It tells us to approach prayer with gratitude, not guilt. We must take time to reflect on our experience, to look at the happenings in a day and…

exercise thereof.” The effect that the case had on public school systems throughout the United States is still evident today. Engel v. Vitale was a landmark case that that showed up in the Supreme Court in the 1960s that would affect the future of prayer in public schools for years to come. The historic case of Engel v. Vitale resulted from a complaint that arose in the public school of New Hyde Park, New York. It was first brought to the courts…