The primary purpose of prayer is to engage us in an intimate, growing relationship with God. Prayer is the discipline by which we share our life with God, and God shares life with us. Wherever you are, approach prayer as a conversation with God. Just like other relationships in life, your prayer relationship with God will grow and change over time

Below you will find suggestions and resources to help you develop a discipline of Prayer at different levels on your faith journey.

• Start your day asking God to guide your day
  
  
• End your day by praying the Lord's prayer
  
  
• Pray before meals giving thanks to God

• Start your day on your knees praying for God’s guidance (getting on your knees is a reminder that he is guiding your life)
  
  
• Pray for the needs of others in your life, your community, and around the world
  
  
• Reflect on your day, and confess your struggles to God

• Set aside intentional time each day to pray
  
  
• Learn new methods of prayer — you can start with the list of resources below.
  
  
• Find a prayer partner — encourage each other based on a commitment to prayer that you share together

• Unceasing prayer
  
  
• Learn about contemplative prayer
  
  
• Spend time in silence and solitude each day

Methods of Prayer booklet

• Click here to download (.pdf 229k)

Websites

• The Living Prayer Center from the United Methodist Church - 24-hour, 7-day-a-week intercessory prayer ministry staffed by Christian volunteers.
  www.upperroom.org/prayer_center
  
  
• Pray As You Go - Daily prayer for your mp3 player from the Irish Jesuits.
  www.pray-as-you-go.org
  
  
• Sacred Space - Daily prayer at your computer that includes a guided time of prayer and scripture reading.
  www.sacredspace.ie
  
  
• Prayer Methods:
  • Lectio Divina
  • Ignatian Method
  • Praying the Psalms
  • Icons
  • Personalizing Scripture
  • The Examen
  • Praying as We Are
  • Making Decisions

Books
(Many of the books below are available in the Aldersgate Corner bookstore on campus)

• “A Guide to Prayer for all Who Seek God”
• “Teach Me to Pray,” by W.E. Sangster
• “A Life-Shaping Prayer: 52 Meditations in the Wesleyan Spirit,” by Paul Chilcote
• “Praying with John Wesley,” David DeSilva
• “Praying in Color,” by Sybil Macbeth
• “The Book of Common Prayer”
• “Praying with the Psalms,” by Eugene Peterson
• “Praying with Jesus,” by Eugene Peterson
• “Praying at Burger King,” by Richard Mouw
• “Praying with Body and Soul,” by Jane Vennard
• “Prayer, Does it Make any Difference,” by Phillip Yancey
• “Paths to Prayer,” by Patricia Brown
• “Workbook on Living Prayer,” by Maxie Dunham
• “Beginning Prayer,” by John Killinger
• “Talking in the Dark- Praying When Life Doesn’t Make Sense,” by Steve Harper
• “Active Meditations for Contemplative Prayer,” by Thomas Keating
• “This Day- A Wesleyan Way of Prayer,” by Laurence Hull Stookey
• “Christian Meditation and Inner Healing,” Dwight H. Judy

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