Combatting Prayerlessness on Your Own Turf
Here are a few questions to help you assess your own prayer life and struggles with prayerlessness:
• Do you think it is necessary to set aside special times to pray? Why or why not?
• What rites of preparation for prayer do you use?
• What are the most common distractions to prayer that you struggle with?
• What strategies for dealing with distractions have you found most helpful?
• How much freedom do you feel to pray with your body?
• What sort of postures or gestures do you use?
• What sort of places draw you into prayer?
• How can these places become part of your regular discipline of prayer?
Also read Combatting Prayerlessness: Lessons from Origen, by Mark Harris
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