How to Pray: A Six-Lesson Course for Beginners

A gentle six-lesson course on how to pray: finding time, using words, listening to God, praying with Scripture, praying for others, and persevering.

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   Lesson 1: What Prayer Is and Why We Pray

   Understand prayer as a relationship rather than a technique, and take your first honest step toward God. · 8 min

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   Lesson 2: Finding a Time and a Place

   Build the practical container for daily prayer: a fixed time, a fixed spot, and a plan for the days when life interferes. · 7 min

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   Lesson 3: Praying with Words, Yours and the Church's

   Learn to use traditional prayers as scaffolding and to speak to God in your own words without fear of getting it wrong. · 8 min

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   Lesson 4: Praying with Scripture

   Discover lectio divina, the ancient way of reading the Bible slowly so that God can speak through it. · 9 min

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   Lesson 5: Praying for Others

   Move beyond your own needs into intercession, the prayer that unites you with Christ's own prayer for the world. · 7 min

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   Lesson 6: Persevering When Prayer Feels Dry

   Learn why dryness is normal, what the saints did about it, and how to keep praying when you feel nothing at all. · 8 min