This week 40 of our 7th and 8th grade students gathered together for a week long faith formation program focused on knowing and loving the Son of God, Jesus Christ.
One of the main themes of the week was building a relationship with Jesus through prayer. Each night we communicated with God in a different way - the Mass, the Rosary, Praise and Worship music, Adoration, spontaneous prayer and the Examen. The beauty of our faith and the Church is that there are so many different ways we can pray and communicate with God, there truly is something for everyone, we only began to scratch the surface of all the different ways you can pray.
Think of prayer as conversation with God. Whenever we pray we speak with God. God loves us and wants to be loved by us. Prayer always begins by God’s prompting us to make our way to Him. Because we first are loved by God we can love Him. Prayer is this exchange of love. As we grow in recognition of God’s love for us we more easily and joyfully converse with Him.
What is your "go to" prayer? Do you pray daily? How can you deepen your relationship with God by communicating with Him?
How do you like to pray? Feel free to share your favorite prayer experiences below.
Relection by Matthew Bensman
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