Approach+to+Prayer

// THE DEFINITION OF "__PRAYER"__ The definiton of prayer means a way of being alone with God or other types of religions that other religions and cultures follow, able to communicate in a way and able to meditate and to be peace and calm to the religions that they obey and order.Also the term prayer means in a way to be close and really think about and relfect on the faith that you believe in. //

Different religions and cultures all have their many ways of praying to their God, some of the examples are christians when they pray in church or other sacred places of their own to communicate with God they would close their eyes and put their hands together and kneel and start having a communcation with God.Christians also can pray by singing a song or reading the bible, or do all these quiet times to be alone and just know that your with God and ready to communicate with him.

//As people of prayer, Christians pray when they are worshipping God. Those that pray together for the same thing are called Cellgroups, and they often focus on the Bible and its prayers. When Christians pray, they feel there is hope in the world, that anything is possible, and relieved of any burdensome stresses from their lives. Christian prayers' subject matters often include harmony, thanksgiving, peace and praise for God, along with themes of reconcilliation and anti-rascim/discrimination. Christians can pray through singing, meditation or 'self prayer', chanting and many other ways. It doesn't matter which way you pray, so long as you feel comfortable and are ready to express your faith in God. It is evident that Christians are in search of peace and goodwill in our world, because when Christians pray traditional prayers, they pray collectively for harmony in the world, while special intentions prove there are individuals who are seeking peace and goodwill in the world.//

(We discussed these beliefs during class, as a few of us follow the Christian faith and experience it in day-to-day life) ~ Cass

Meditation is about coming to stillness of mind and body. As the psalmist said: “be still and know that I am God”. Despite all the distractions of the modern world, this silence is possible for people today, but time has to be set aside for the work. John Main, founder of the first Christian meditation centre in London, soon learned through his own practice of twice daily (morning and evening) meditation that it gave balance to his day and life and he experienced a deepening inner peace and joy: 'The aim in Christian meditation is to allow God's mysterious and silent presence within us to become more and more the reality which gives meaning, shape and purpose to everything we do, everything we are. Out of the deepening experience of contemplation the fruits of the Spirit are born in ever-new ways. Charity, compassion and tolerance, peace-making and courage for social justice characterize Christian contemplation as lived by individuals and communities. [] CC
 * Christian meditation **