Prayer

Question 1

Christians might: (14)

Answer 1

• Go to church to pray and worship
• Light a candle
• Use icons or pictures of Jesus to focus on
• Kneel as sigh of humbleness to God
• Makes the sign of a cross
• Pray to their own particular saint
• Christian prays using the Lord’s prayer
• It’s the prayer Jesus taught his disciples
• It begins with honouring Gods name
• It asks God’s kingdom to arrive
• It asks that God carry out his promise to earth
• It asks if people can receive their daily bread
• It asks God to forgive Christians of their sins
• It asks God not to give a time of great testing

Question 2

Christians use set prayers such as intercessions (8)

Answer 2

• Set prayers are written and formal
• Asks God to act on the behalf of humans
• Intercessions prayers are also known as petitionary prayers
• Intercessions prayers may name events in the world such as the church, local issues
• At each stage of the prayer the person leading it must say ‘Lord in your mercy’ and the other people say ‘Hear our prayers’
• Informal prayers must be said in a person’s own words
• Prayers may ask for forgiveness, thank and praise. Also, people praying may be asking for guidance or inner help