5 min: Read slowly these prayer prompters out loud
1. Wendell Berry Poem: Manifesto of a mad farmer
2. Walter Brueggemann Prayers: Easter in the belly of nothingness
3. Shane Claibourne Prayers: Death in the neighbourhood
20 min: Read the 5 minute prayer prompters above.
Listen to this talk by Eugene Peterson:
60 min: Write out a full P.R.A.Y. of your own for today.
Position: Our Father who is in heaven, Holy is your name
Who are you praying to?
What is your point of reference?
Write the distinctive characteristics that identify who or what you are reaching out to.
Address:
To: The one who…
Dear _______ ,
Refocus: Let your Kingdom come, Let your Will be done - here on earth, as it is in heaven
What is your hope for your world? What is the purpose of your being?
What does that look like in your present world?
Where can you catch glimpses of it already here?
Describe:
I want to see… / I know that… / I care about…
In… / At… / For…
Just as I’ve seen it In… / At… / During…
Ask: Give us today, our daily bread. Forgive us our shortcomings…
Lead us not into the place of testing. Deliver us from evil.
What do you need?
What is holding you back?
What are you looking for?
What is terrifying you?
List out:
1. Things that you need specifically for today. (Strength at hand)
2. Areas in which you fall short of others expectations / others fall short of your expectations. (Weaknesses)
3. The kind of guidance you are seeking. (Opportunities)
4. The salvation you realise you need today. (Threats)
Yield: The Kingdom is yours, the power is yours, the glory is yours, Beginning from now into forevermore.
How has your day contributed to the growth of Jesus’ mission in our world?
How does your strength actively represent The Creator’s goodness?
How will your success remind others of the justice and mercy of God?
Demarcate specific times, things, meetings, projects that you
1. Surrender, knowing that your best plans are still unsatisfactory.
2. Offer to God to be used in a way that only time will reveal.
3. Dedicate towards the purposes of God in your world.