Prayer Journal
I decided that I wanted to create my own Common Book of Prayer, a little journal where I captured treasures that I could use as part of my worship. Now that all of the pages are filled and I've been using it, I must say that it is one of my most priceless possessions. Specific ideas for starting a Book of Prayer.
It begins with my Rule of Life that I copied into the front. And then a section where I captured my reflections about prayer and specifically a section about confession, what I was learning. I copied the prayers of others, prayers prayed down through the centuries. I copied The General Confession so that I could pray it as part of my devotions. I made a list of what the Puritans confessed in their prayers. I had a section for the Prayer of Examen and Spiritual Discernment. I kept notes from a book I was reading on character and made lists of virtues we are mandated to pursue. And I made an Index in the back so that I could easily find topics.
Consider creating your own book of prayer.
Get a copy of my book, All Creation Sings, if you would like a Devotional Guide that takes you through the church year with recommendations for how to create your own Book of Worship.
Luann shares windows into our internal motives...how we can see behind our areas of giftedness to the motives that are really driving our behavior. Wonderful questions for us to consider in our journals.