Daily Prayer
So what is Daily Prayer?
Daily prayer is a gathering of anyone interested in praying more. It's a time to come together and to come before God to praise, confess, thank, and ask God for the many things going on in our lives.
When and where is Daily Prayer?
Daily Prayer is held in the InterVarsity Office, ground floor of the MUB, Room #5.
We meet from 12:40-1:10 in the afternoon.
But I've never prayed with other people before.
Join the crowd of people who are not totally comfortable at praying with others.
First off, you can feel free to come and pray in silence as others pray out loud. Secondly, it's a chance to grow in the area of prayer. In the book of Romans, Paul writes that the Holy Spirit helps us to pray because we often times don't even know what to say or how to say it. We all need God's help in prayer. Don't let imperfection keep you from Daily Prayer - if that was the standard, no one would go!
I can't come for the whole time.
That's fine. If you can only come for a few minutes, that's fine. If you can stay for the whole half hour, that's great too. Any time you can gather together with others for prayer is great.
When I leave, I feel like people think I'm "not holy".
Don't fret. We all have schedules with things to do - maybe it's a class, maybe it's a test, maybe it's a lunch date. Come for however long you can.
To be totally honest, I don't think I know how to pray.
If you can talk and listen, you can pray. Prayer is a conversation with our Heavenly Father - talk to Him and be still before Him. That's the foundation of prayer. Besides that, below you will see an outline of what prayer "styles" we will be having at Daily Prayer throughout the week.
I'd like to try a different style of prayer, but I can only come one day a week.
No problem. Each day, we will be having someone leading the prayer time and we will be offering different types of prayers each week.
SOME THOUGHTS ON PRAYER
Inviting The Holy Spirit into Prayer
God the Holy Spirit is our director and guide when it comes to prayer. Invite Him into your time and ask Him to guide you in how to pray and what to pray for. He is faithful and loves to do so.
Reading Scripture during prayer
Feel free to share a Scripture that comes to mind while praying. Of course, wait for an appropriate time to do so, but your sharing might be just what someone else in the room needs to hear.
A Jewish Form of Prayer
One form of prayer that is also probably new to a lot of us is a Jewish form of community prayer. In this form of prayer, again, someone reads Scripture - verse by verse - and the whole community responds. The thing that is different in this form of prayer is that everyone responds at the same time. Quietly but out loud, each person responds to the passage read. Example: The leader reads from Psalm 23: "The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want." Then, quietly but out loud, I pray, "God, thank You for being my Shepherd, for leading me and caring for me. Thank You for meeting all my needs - I truly am not in want when I have You." While you are praying quietly, so are the people all around you. It's a pleasant murmuring all throughout the room as we each respond to God speaking to us via His Word.
This form of prayer is often a bit more challenging to do for a whole hour, but it is a great way of prayer nonetheless.
Some recommended Books for or on Prayer:
- Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala
- Too Busy Not To Pray by Bill Hybles
- My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
- Prayer: Finding The Heart's True Home by Richard Foster
- Praying God's Word by Beth Moore
Daily Prayer Schedule:
Monday through Friday- 12:40-1:10 p.m. IV office, Room 5 MUB
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