Prayer And Worship- 5 Questions - 2789 Words

Carla Martinez Prayer and Worship- 5 December 5, 2014 Ms. Morris Final Exam At the beginning of the semester, we started off by answering some personal questions such as: â€Å"Discuss some things or someone you need to look at in a fresh was as a reminder of God’s energy or presence in your life and write about one place where you felt the presence of God.† These questions really helped me to look deeper into myself and really reflect on my present spiritual condition and how I felt at the moment. There have been times when I feel alone and unloved, but really being able to focus this semester with all the handouts and meditations, I realized that God has not abandoned me, but rather has been waiting for me to reach out for His help. I am a†¦show more content†¦Obverse is a conversation with God in which one raises ones heart to Him. It is a communication between a person and God. This is also known as active prayer in which a person takes the initiative. Reverse is when one remains silent before God and feels His presence submerge them. It is described as falling asleep in God and it is known as passive or non-active prayer†. This section definitely helped strengthen my prayer life since I’ve always known how to pray, but I did not know that different kinds of prayers had different names and criteria, so for me this was very interesting in an academic kind of way. My family has always been super Catholic and prayer has always been an essential part of my life and without it I would not be able to juggle all of my school work, my family, my friends without having a mental breakdown; therefore, I think learning more about prayer and the different ways to pray will keep my prayers from tiring me out and keeping it interesting and alive for me even during the hardest times when I feel like things are too much, especially with all the college work. During our times in the chapel and occasionally in the classroom, we spent a lot of time prayer journaling. I like to think of it as an extended à ¢â‚¬Å"Espacio.† It was a chance for me to center myself and just quiet my mind. I was able to loosen up and