22ND ED. - 2014 PDF File Please be aware that as this booklet is no longer being produced. This is an archive copy and therefore some details may not be up to date ...
Own arrangement for Spiritual Rhythms - Introducing the Subject
The president and vice presidents addresses are available online or from your minister. These are worth reading to see where the ideas began and are useful to begin your preparation from.
In the circuit service we used Psalm 67 and Matthew 6:5-15 which focus on praise and prayer.
Other psalms- 145, 149, 8, 1 are just some examples
Romans 8:18-30 talks about the spirit helping us in prayers.
Hymns
Hymns and Psalms has hymns relating to various prayer types 486-660
Singing the Faith 1-99; 419-439; 489-517
Others generally available :
May the mind of Christ my Saviour
Make me a channel of your peace
Dear Lord and Father
When our confidence is shaken
There are many hymns reflecting prayer life, make sure you use a variety.
Prayers
The day by day booklets have a variety of prayers in them which may be useful.
Try to get some variety- silence is easier to introduce in prayer than otherwise.
Reflections
Someone may be prepared to talk about what prayer means to them.
There are passages in Christian biographies or autobiographies.
Encourage people to talk together – in 2/3s – about how they pray or what they find difficult.
You can compare the 5 spiritual rhythms to 5 fruit and veg a day- this is about your spiritual health
Resources
Day by day prayer books- Circuit has these for each church
The spiritual rhythm postcards have the 5 spiritual disciplines on them - Circuit has them for every church
Your minister is likely to have prayer resource books you can borrow.