Questions
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Questions for Lesson 12: Prayer
1. What does it mean when we say, ‘Orthodoxy is a way of life”?
2. Why is prayer important in our daily life?
3. What is prayer from an Orthodox perspective?
4. How has prayer been for you so far?
5. How do you pray now?
6. Why do you pray?
7. When do you pray?
8. Where do you pray?
9. What difficulties do you have with prayer?
10. What does it mean when Saint Theophan says that in prayer we must attune our thoughts and the disposition of our heart with our spirit?
11. What are the two types of prayer? Which is more important?
12. What are the stages of prayer?
13. What is the benefit of using a prayer book?
14. What is essential in oral prayer?
15. What is difference between inner and outer prayer?
16. What did Jesus and Paul teach us about prayer?
17. What are some of the things necessary for inner prayer?
18. What makes prayer so difficult?
19. What kind of commitment are you able to make now regarding daily prayer? What changes are you willing to make in your daily life?
20. Have you ever thought about having a rule for daily prayer? What are some elements you think would be helpful to include is your rule of prayer?
21. What difficulties do you foresee in making time for daily prayer?
22. Do you have a place for prayer? If not, how can you create one?
23. What is important to concentrate on in prayer? What do you do when your mind wanders.
24. What are three things you learned about prayer in this lesson that are important for you?
25. What questions do you have about developing a routine of daily prayer?