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Armchair mystic ch5
- 2. Chapter 5 Stage One Talkingat God Armchair Mystic Chapter 5
- 3. Prayer ‘Off theRack” FIRST, one can use ready-made prayers because: • They’re great – written beautifully & express what I’m feeling right now • They connect me with the eternal Church – I join with all Christians who have prayed that prayer since the 12th century • They connect me with the universal Church – Practically all Christians pray the Lord’s Prayer. Spiritually unite with world’s 2 billion Christians • They connect me with me – interconnect my past with my present & future, ordinary with transcendent, reality with ideal Armchair Mystic Chapter 5
- 4. Ready-made prayers connectme to the __________ and __________ Church A. American and International B. Catholic and Ecumenical C. Eternal and Universal D. Local and National Am erican and International Catholicand Ecum enical Eternaland Universal Localand National 0 1 9 3
- 5. Fastest Responders Seconds ParticipantSeconds Participant 3.969 Blaschak, Alex 5.443 McCowan, Taylor 6.105 Stevens, Cassidy 6.105 Bane, Anna 6.487 20EFC4 6.765 Innacchione, Craig 10.053 Hardy, Shawntel
- 6. Prayer ‘Off theRack” SECOND, May not be able to pray in my own words because • I don’t know what to say – For whatever reason, I can’t put into words my feelings or what I want to say to God. • I’m distracted – I may find fantastic times to pray by can’t concentrate enough for deep prayer • I’m emotionally distracted – I’m feeling strong emotions and have trouble settling down for prayer • I’m tired – I’m too exhausted to pray deeply Armchair Mystic Chapter 5
- 7. Prayers I’ve saidall my life A. Always keep their meaning because I know the words by heart B. May lose their meaning because I don’t listen to the words anymore Alw ayskeep theirm ean... M aylose theirm eaning... 12 2
- 8. Fastest Responders Seconds ParticipantSeconds Participant 3.923 Stevens, Cassidy 7.235 20EFC4 7.236 Hardy, Shawntel 8.002 Innacchione, Craig 8.002 Gigous, Valerie
- 9. 5 Ways toPray Ready-made Prayers 1st Way: Reflecting on the Words • Prayers we’ve said all our lives may lose their meaning. I don’t even listen to the words anymore. • Simply paying attention to the words I’ve always recited by haven’t always prayed could renew my prayer life. Armchair Mystic Chapter 5
- 10. Ready-made prayers canexpress my own sincere desires and hopes A. True B. False True False 4 11
- 11. Team Scores Points TeamPoints Team 2.67 Row 5 2.5 Row 1 2.5 Row 2 2.3 Male 2.18 Female 2 Row 4 1.67 Row 3
- 12. 5 Ways toPray Ready-made Prayers 2nd Way: When Soul Searching Isn’t Possible • Sometimes I choose ready-made prayers because I can’t do the soul searching required in other types of prayer. • I use words of ready-made prayer to express my sincere desires and hopes Armchair Mystic Chapter 5
- 13. 5 Ways toPray Ready-made Prayers 3rd Way: Linking Myself to the Past • Allow the prayers to link myself with the past and/or others who’ve prayer this particular prayer through the years. • This allows me to bridge across the rifts between – myself/my past – My Church /other Churches Armchair Mystic Chapter 5
- 14. 5 Ways toPray Ready-made Prayers 4th Way: Singing • Not many people think of song as prayer • St. Augustine – to sing is to pray twice • Create collection of prayerful music – Instrumental – Nature sounds – Christian songs (simple/easy to learn) Armchair Mystic Chapter 5
- 15. Who said, “tosing is to pray twice”? A. St. Augustine B. St. Leonard C. St. Joseph D. St. Bernadette St.Augustine St.Leonard St.Joseph St.Bernadette 14 000
- 16. Fastest Responders Seconds ParticipantSeconds Participant 1.194 Alioto, Mikaela 1.195 Merkle, Paul 1.698 Miller, Megan 2.216 McCowan, Taylor 2.525 Gigous, Valerie
- 17. 5 Ways toPray Ready-made Prayers 5th Way: The Mantra • Use ready-made prayer as a word or phrase repeated slowly and reverently • Allow to still my mind in order to center all of my attention Armchair Mystic Chapter 5
- 18. When using theseprayers, I should “lean into being” … A. Not at all as it is rote prayer B. Only insofar as it feels natural to me C. As intensely as I can to move to the next level Notatallasitisroteprayer Only insofarasitfeelsna... AsintenselyasIcan to ... 12 11
- 19. Team MVP Points TeamParticipant 4 Row 4 Hardy, Shawntel 4 Row 5 McCowan, Taylor 4 Female McCowan, Taylor 4 Male Stevens, Cassidy 4 Row 1 Stevens, Cassidy 3 Row 2 20EFC4 3 Row 3 Kearney, Morgan
- 20. Lean into Being Armchair Mystic Chapter5 Remember • Every prayer is to be used as a vehicle to get me to that place of quiet (not a prayer accomplish) • Constantly feel for opening into the solitude • No rigid procedure. • Lean into deeper levels, but only insofar as it feels natural
- 21. Three Pitfalls toAvoid Armchair Mystic Chapter 5 1) Don’t allow prayers to become so mechanical that they no longer mean anything to me 2) Don’t fall into trap of thinking that there is some magic to these prayers 3) Beware of the Martha syndrome – keeping me (my accomplishments) rather than God at the center
- 22. Conclusion Armchair Mystic Chapter 5 Ritual actionof ready-made prayers instills in me a sense of unity and continuity. Unite my prayer to prayers and pray-ers of all time Allow me to pray at times when other forms too demanding for my attention
- 23. Ready-made prayers instilla sense of A. Unity and community B. Universality and connectivity C. Unity and continuity Unityand com m unity Universalityand connecti... Unityand continuity 000
- 24. Team Scores Points TeamPoints Team