Prayer Pathways
We learn in different ways and talk in different ways, so it makes sense that we would pray in different ways. But we often use a one-size-fits-all approach to prayer.
The following prayer lessons are adapted from Sacred Pathways: Discover Your Soul’s Path to God by Gary Thomas and Ignite: 102 Ways to Talk with God Together and Alone by Phyllis Miller Swartz and Janice I. Showalter.
We recommend that you watch the Prayer Pathways video directly below before using the sample exercises listed at the right.
PRAYER PATHWAYS
- Pathway of Nature—Understand more about the Creator through creation.
- Sample Prayer Exercise: 67—Nature Speaks
- Pathway of Senses—Connect with God through what you see, hear, touch, smell, and taste.
- Sample Prayer Exercise: 53—Taste and See
- Taste and See handout (download at www.ignite.rosedalemedia.org)
- Pathway of Liturgy—Use rituals, symbols, sacraments and structure to approach God.
- Sample Prayer Exercise: 82—Apostles’ Creed Prayer
- Apostles’ Creed handout (download at www.ignite.rosedalemedia.org)
- Pathway of Solitude—Find God in quietness and simplicity.
- Sample Prayer Exercise: 62—Praying with Favorite Verses
- Pathway of Activism—Join God in a cause, to fight against what’s wrong and for what’s right.
- Sample Prayer Exercise: 78—Light in the Darkness
- Pathway of Caregiving—Find God as you care for others.
- Sample Prayer Exercise: 70—Laying On of Hands
- Laying on of Hands handout (download at www.ignite.rosedalemedia.org)
- Pathway of Celebration—Experience God and be moved by God.
- Sample Prayer Exercise: 88—Praise to Immanuel
- Pathway of Adoration—Focus on the love of God and your love for God.
- 79: What’s in a Name?
- Names of God handout (download at www.ignite.rosedalemedia.org)
- Pathway of the Mind—Worship God as you think about concepts.
- Sample Prayer Exercise: 57—Incense, the Prayers of the Saints