Week Two

Prayers for daily life

SEEDS TO SOW: AS YOU GO THROUGH THE DAY, WHAT PROMPTS YOU TO PRAY?

Read Psalm 5: 1-3

A prayer for the morning.

Waking up with God... What do you think that phrase means to you? Sleep is an amazing gift. It’s not until you can’t sleep that you appreciate how precious it is. It is even more wonderful to waken up from sleep. Are there any good habits that you have acquired in your morning routine? Have you any prayer hints?

Read Psalm 19: 14

A prayer for brushing your teeth.

Considering the words that will be borne on our breath and pass over our teeth today. What would you include in such a prayer? What do you think the difference is comparing prayer and meditation?

Read Matthew 5: 13-16

A prayer to review the day.

How have we been salt and light today? How valuable do you think such a prayer is in keeping us focused as disciples? How do we end the day if we feel we have contributed to tasteless conversations? Would you consider keeping a journal?

* SEEDS TO SOW: These are open-ended and optional prompts and are designed for people wanting to develop their own resources in response to the themes. Perhaps if you are using this material as a group you could use these prompts to inspire a time of prayer, or drawing, or creative writing? They are a short and sweet, simply a starting off place for you and your imagination. Tailor and develop as suits your group.