WALA: Prayer

 

What is prayer?

• When people talk to God

• A quiet time to pray to God

• When people come to stillness together or by themselves to pray

• A form of worship to the Holy Trinity

• A time to ask God for important needs

  Why do we pray?

• We believe in God and he is good to us

• So we can feel better when things happen/ a form of comfort

• We want to be with God when we die

• To talk to God

• We believe in God the father, Jesus the son and the Holy Spirit

• To thank God/ to ask for something

 Where and when do we pray?

• At school, Church and home

• Before we go to bed

• Anywhere and anytime

• Before meals

 What makes a good pray-er? (Kai Karakia)

• People who pray whenever they can – they make time to pray

• When you tell/speak the truth

• Close your eyes to listen

• Still and quiet

• Believe and live Gods words

• Respects God and his people and his words

• Use our whole body – mind, actions, imagination, heart