Saturday, July 23, 2022

Praying using a Prayer Map

Let us pray using a map...

...of our city: what is happening in our city? 
...of our state: what is happening in our state?
...of our country: what is happening in our country?  
...of our continent: what is happening in our continent?
...of the other continents: what is happening in the other continents? 

What good things are happening that we can praise God for? 
What things are concerning or frightening us? 
What natural disasters have struck people? 
What man-made disasters are people struggling with? 

How can we pray for people in different religions?  
How can we pray for people in different jobs?
How can we pray for people in different governments and economies? 

How can we use color on our maps? 
Make a color chart to pray for different things. 
Red: natural disaster
Orange: man-made disaster
Green: Praise
etc.


Saturday, July 9, 2022

Pray in New Positions

As we study the Bible this year, let us note the physical positions of those praying in the Bible. (A quick online search will show a sampling of the positions of prayers in the Bible)

Is there a position for petitioning and interceding?
Is there a position for praising and worshipping? 
What position were we unfamiliar with? 
Which position of prayer resonates with us? 
Which position of pray makes us uncomfortable?