"PRAYER ON THE FLY" A HIGHER THINGS MAGAZINE BIBLE STUDY Lutherans are great when it comes to talking about prayer and writing bible studies about prayer. Following Pastor Cwirla's lead in the article . . . how about we actually get to it. Lutheran Service Book provides us a wealth of resources to help us in our daily prayer life. Check out pages 294-298. Here you will find four simple outlines for praying alone, with family, or a small group. Page 294 even helps fill in some of the service details and most importantly includes a daily pattern of remembering “others and ourselves.” Hymns can be chosen to follow the season of the church year, bible readings are suggested, and reading through the six chief parts of the catechism so that they become a prayer book of the faith is always useful. When it comes time for the prayers, follow the simple outline: address, basis, petition, desired outcome, conclusion. And remember, if you are ever finding it difficult to pray, lacking the right words, well the Lord Jesus has given us the greatest prayer ever, and it covers everything under the sun. “Our Father . . .”
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