Praying Daily
Starting the Day
Focus on normal steady breathing.
Repeat slowly the ‘Prayer to start the day’
Think about the day’s events and appointments; ask God to help you to ‘do everything in the name of Jesus …’
Pray the Lord’s Prayer. Try saying it slowly.
Prayer can continue in a number of ways, e.g.
· TSP (teaspoon prayer): Thanks, Sorry, Please
· 5 finger prayer: Index finger – for people who guide/help us
Middle finger – for leaders
Ring finger - for those in need
Little finger – ourselves
Thumb – the most important people/things in our lives
· ACTS: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication
During the Day
Practise the presence of God e.g.
Trigger prayers – in a queue, pray for people who have to wait; turning on a tap, pray for those who can’t; hearing a siren, pray for the emergency; reading a magazine, pray for those who can’t read; after a phone call, pray for the person you’ve just spoken to.
Pray as you walk – to work, to school, to the shops, with the dog: bring God into what’s on your mind. Keep a little hand held cross in your pocket/bag.
End of the Day
Think back over the day: run through the day like a video and freeze frame the emotional ‘hot spots’, turning the memory into thanksgiving, or apology, or prayer for someone.
Pray the ‘Prayer at the end of the day’