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Topic: Prayer

Application Ideas

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  1. Pray this prayer as you start the day. At the end of the day, reflect and see which portion(s) of the prayer were answered at some time during the day. Prayer the prayer again as a prayer of thanks as you go to bed.
  2. Write your own paraphrase of The Lord’s Prayer.
  3. Select a phrase you have prayed and put it into action so God answers the prayer through you. For example, “hallowed be thy name” means to honor God, specifically God’s name. What can you do (or not do) today to express or demonstrate honoring God’s name. One way is to say it with reverence. Another is to kneel before God and say what’s on your heart. Another is to speak about God as being great in a conversation with another person.
  4. Forgive another person for something they have done against you. Do it because that’s the right thing to do, because God has forgiven you for what you’ve done wrong, and do it because according to this prayer, you’ve asked God to forgive you the same amount you forgive others (forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors).
  5. Go on a “Prayer Walk.” This involves taking a stroll and paying attention to what you observe as you walk. Let that spark a prayer and pray it immediately. For example, you might see something of beauty as you walk, so thank God for that beauty. You might see a person in a vehicle or riding a bike, so pray for that stranger even if you don’t actually talk with the stranger. Pray for the people who live in a house as you walk by that house, even if you don’t personally know those people. Pray for the business you walk by, whether it’s open or closed. Pray for the pizza place and those who go in and those who deliver the pizza. You get the idea—pay attention and let what you observe spark prayers for you. You can do this without having a conversation with anyone but God, or you can choose to interact with others on your walk. Just tell them you’re doing a prayer walk and ask them if there is anything they’d like for you to pray about, and then pray aloud about that right then.