Here is a place to share what is happening with our ministry team in Seattle Presbytery.
Our September prayer time was led by Doug Early. He guided us in the use of the Jesus Prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
have mercy on me, a sinner.
Using our breath for rhythm, we prayed this prayer silently for 15-20 minutes.
Doug then invited each of us to make our own prayer in the same style: using a name for God that reflects how we address God, and what we would respond if Jesus were to ask us "what do you want me to do for you?" Then we prayed our prayer in the same way we had prayed the Jesus Prayer. An example might be "Savior, heal me" or "Holy One, grant me peace."
These prayer exercises came from the book "Lord, Teach us to Pray" -- a great resource available from the PCUSA:
http://www.pcusa.org/marketplace (search for "Lord, teach us to pray")
We will use various prayers from this resource in our monthly meetings in the coming months.
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