Session 9:
Prayer- the basics
Background
Jewish men had a long and involved prayer called the ‘Eighteen Benedictions’ that they prayed three times a day. The Lord’s Prayer is a masterful summary of it. The best way to get into it is to pray it on a daily basis.
Scripture
Key Words
Hallowed: A modern translation like the NLT says ‘may your name be kept holy’ – which does then suggest that we have a role in doing that!
Media
Challenge
Explore what it might look like to us for the Kingdom to come.
For justice? The Poor? For religious people? For the sick or the dying?
In what ways does this affect your praying?