Prayer and Worship <br /> <br />Q. What is prayer? <br />A. Prayer is responding to God, by thought and by deeds, with or without words. <br />Q. What is Christian Prayer? <br />A. Christian prayer is response of God the Father, through Jesus Christ, <br /> in the power of the Holy Spirit. <br />Q. What prayer did Christ teach us? <br />A. Our Lord gave us the example of prayer known as the Lord's Prayer. <br />Q. What are the principle kinds of prayer? <br />A. The principle kinds of prayer are adoration, praise, thanksgiving, penitence, <br /> oblation, intercession, and petition. <br />Q. What is adoration? <br />A. Adoration is the lifting up of the heart and mind to God, <br /> asking nothing but to enjoy God's presence. <br />Q. Why do we praise God? <br />A. We praise God, not to obtain anything, but because God's Being draws praise from us. <br />Q. For what do we offer thanksgiving? <br />A. Thanksgiving is offered to God for all the blessings of this life, <br /> for our redemption, and for whatever draws us closer to God. <br />Q. What is penitence? <br />A. In penitence, we confess our sins and make restitution where possible, <br /> with the intention to amend our lives. <br />Q. What is prayer of oblation? <br />A. Oblation is an offering of ourselves, our lives and labors, in union with Christ, <br /> for the purposes of God. <br />Q. What are intercession and petition? <br />A. Intercession brings before God the needs of others; in petition, <br /> we present our own needs, that God's will may be done. <br />Q. What is corporate worship? <br />A. In corporate worship, we unite ourselves with others to acknowledge <br /> the holiness of God, to hear God's Word, to offer prayer, <br /> and to celebrate the sacraments. <br /> <br /> <br />Note: <br />Book XIII<br /><br />Jordan Legaspi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/prayer-and-worship/
