Why Use Creative Prayer Ideas?
Praying can be difficult: you may not know what to pray about, where to start, or which words to use. Sometimes you may feel too tired, or not be in the right ‘mood’. If so, this page is for you! Please contact us if you have any good ideas of your own, so we can add them to our resources.
Prayer is all about communication with your best friend - the One who always answers (although not always in the way you expect). There are literally hundreds of ways to communicate with other people - through words, pictures, music... Why not try some with God?
[Please note that some ideas have been picked up along the way from experiences in services or small groups. We are not deliberately taking credit for other’s ideas, and where possible have acknowledged sources. If you find your own ideas here, we hope that you will be pleased to be sharing them and encouraging others!]
Prayer Idea of the Week
26th April - 2nd May
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Different Prayer Postures
It has become less common to kneel down and ‘put our hands together and close our eyes’ to pray. Of course, prayer needs no special formula in order for God to hear it. However, it can be interesting to try different postures when praying. We use ‘body language’ to express ourselves day-to-day (some more than others!), but for some reason when we pray we often close our eyes and become still. Prayer is about communication: if we have a living relationship with God, then that will mean expressing all kinds of emotions, so why not show them!
Here are some examples of possible different postures relating to particular states.
1. Praise and thanks: stand up and raise your head and hands (don’t forget to smile!), as you express God’s glory and your gratitude.
2. Confession: sit and bow your head.
3. Asking God for help: kneel and raise your open hands, waiting for them to be ‘filled’.
4) Your turn! Try expressing doubt or fear etc. through a posture. It’s o.k. to be honest with God – He knows how you feel anyway!
Creative Prayer Ideas
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