Prayer 5

Step 5

  • Lead others in spoken prayer

  • Add a regular rhythm for scripture reading to your prayer practices

    • Choose a scripture reading plan (this may be simply opening your Bible at random)

    • Reflect on scripture with Wesley’s three tools: church tradition, reason, and experience

    • Explore the ancient, Christian prayerful meditation of scripture known as Lectio Divina:

      • 1) Say a prayer, select a scripture passage, read it aloud slowly; read it a second and third time slowly until a word or phrase touches your heart, then stop

      • 2) Say the word or phrase aloud and reflect on it: why did it touch your heart? how is it pertinent to your life?

      • 3) Respond to the word or phrase in prayer, tell God your feelings

      • 4) Rest in God in silence

  • Consider how your entire life is a continuous prayer with God.

Andy Canada