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PART ONE
Tracking the Spirit Within Me
Meeting 4: What is prayer for
me?
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Opening prayer:
Music, Scripture (Luke
7:36-50), poetry, environment, anything that contributes to the
spirit of the meeting. (4-5 minutes)
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Check-in:
How am I feeling as I begin
this meeting? (10 minutes total)
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Theme
(read aloud): Prayer is having a
relationship with God, like with a friend. Prayer does not earn
God’s love. There is no appropriate prayer. Judging prayer to be
good or bad is self-absorption, not prayer. Prayer is not what we
do, it is how we are. It is a quality of presence, a trusting
openness to God and others. Prayer is gift.
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Reflection
(facilitator read): What does
prayer mean to me? Do I pray to Jesus’ Father? To Jesus? To the
Spirit? When do I experience prayer more easily? Is my prayer
different now than when I was younger? What would I like my prayer
experience to be? Short silence (2-3 min)
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Sharing
(facilitator introduce): What
struck me in this reflection? + + + After the sharings are
finished, members may add anything else they wish, or ask for
feedback from the group. Remember, there is no comment on
what is shared.
Brief prayer
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Break
(15 minutes, optional)
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Open conversation
& questions
about
matters of interest and concern.
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Preview next topic
to pray over in
preparation for the next meeting.
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Business:
Place for next meeting,
facilitator, prayer leader, other issues.
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Review of meeting:
Each shares briefly “How was I
moved during this meeting? Where did I feel positive energy? Where
did I feel discomfort?”
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Closing prayer
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