Prayer 101: An Introduction The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) of defines prayer as “the raising one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God (St. John Damascene, De fide orth. 3, 24: J. P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Graeca [Paris, 1857–1866] 2590). 94, 1089C)” (CCC, Rate each item in the chart below according to its importance on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 representing and 5 representing the questions that follow. “very high importance” “very low importance.” Then answer Raising my mind and heart to God means . . . 1 2 3 4 5 putting aside my favorite magazine (or computer, or texting friends, etc.) for a while having an open mind looking up toward heaven finding a time and place to focus on God having the positive attitude that God has good things in store for me putting away negative thoughts about other people and myself Beyond any item in the list above, what do you think would help you the most to raise your heart and mind to God? What do you think could result from being open to God? What are some things that inhibit you from opening yourself to God in prayer?
Prayer 101: An Introduction The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) defines prayer as “the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God (St. John Damascene, De fide orth. 3, 24: J. P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Graeca [Paris, 1857–1866] 94, 1089C)” (CCC, 2590). Rate each item in the chart below according to its importance on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 representing “very high importance” and 5 representing “very low importance.” Then answer the questions that follow. Raising my mind and heart to God means . . . 1 2 3 4 5 putting aside my favorite magazine (or computer, or texting friends, etc.) for a while having an open mind looking up toward heaven finding a time and place to focus on God having the positive attitude that God has good things in store for me putting away negative thoughts about other people and myself Beyond any item in the list above, what do you think would help you the most to raise your heart and mind to God? What do you think could result from being open to God? What are some things that inhibit you from opening yourself to God in prayer?
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