Ash Friday : The Story Of Exodus

Rituals and ceremonies are the practical aspects of Christianity, which involve customary acts of special, deliberate and repeatable patterns of behaviour through the use of words, actions and symbols (Coleman, 2006). Rituals and ceremonies solidify the relationship between Christians and God as they present a practical, symbolic and comprehensible expression of their underlying beliefs (Morrissey, 2010). Baptism is the ritual of initiation into Christianity, which in essence, is initiation into a life of positive living modelled on Christ. Baptism is held within a congregation of the body of Christ where they vow to spiritually nurture the child or adult being baptised (RCA, 2012). The symbology of the water in baptism encompasses the cleansing of an individual, and it is a practical element of the ritual, which underpins a broader idea of initiating a living adherent into the religion. Another ritual present in all Christian denominations is prayer, which the baptised

Prayer forms an integral part of both Christianity as it is believed that communication between God and man is only possible through prayers. In Christianity, men and women can pray anywhere at any time (Renard 147). These prayers are for one’s self but also for other people.

Prayer is an essential to any kind of religious faith. Over the years and years of believing in a higher power,

     Finally, the topic of Ash Wednesday is brought up in ?Araby? and ?Eveline.? Ash Wednesday is one of the most important days in the Catholic religion. It is the day of repentance in the Catholic Church, as well as the first day of lent. Lent is a time where a Catholic follower is deprived from one of the most important things in jhor life. Dust is always used to

Growing up in and out of church I have not only heard about the Holy Spirit but also seen the works of the Holy Spirit and the gifts that accompany it. The Holy Spirit plays a key role in a Christian’s daily life. God has given us this companion as a substitute for himself to lead and guide us on our Christian walk. With this companion comes gifts which we have the ability to receive through Christ to help us along our journey. Here, we will discuss the baptism

Have you personally discover God again after the fail of Man at Eden, are you in cordial loving relationship with Him, is God kingdom agenda is your agenda. That is what prayer connote and this is the first salient point I would want you to take away from historical analogous of prayer in respective of your religion belief.

A major aspect of Anglican Spirituality is Prayer and this is clearly seen in the tradition of the Book of Common Prayer and its descendants. It teaches Anglicans to live daily life in closeness with Christ and communally with the Church. It provides patterns and order for the community and the individual on a shared path toward God. Yet prayer is also personal as we seek to know God through our prayers, inviting Him into our lives to provide wisdom, guidance and greater knowledge of Him, asking for his intercession in ours and the world’s needs and offering praise and thanks for what God has continues to do. Prayer is central to Anglican life be it in the quiet solitude of isolation, small groups of the gathered faithful or the central worship of the

The renewal of Baptismal: renewal our commitment to Christ, new birth by water and Holy Spirit.

A main focus of the book explains how Christians can use the Jesus Prayer to overcome one of the biggest obstacles to prayer, which is the steady stream of thoughts, inner conversations, and emotions that “disrupt the mind and keep it unsettled.” Remarkably, they discovered that intrusive distractions during periods of prayer could be cured with “a substitute thought—a single, simple thought of prayer.” After experimenting with various short scriptures and petitions, this prayer, rooted in Scripture emerged, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.”

Prayer connects us to God. Prayer is not a duty to do but a privilege. We don’t have to fall in line coming to God, nor must we wait for just the right opportunity. God is always eager and willing to meet us any time. And He does more than just listening to our requests. What we attempt to convey to God is more important to Him than we can imagine. God cares about us, He is concerned not only with His plan for us but with our concerns, our

Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with a deity, an object of worship, or a spiritual entity through deliberate communication. Prayer can be a form of religious practice, may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words or song. When language is used, prayer may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creed, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. There are different forms of prayer such as petitioner prayer, prayers of supplication, thanksgiving, and worship/praise. Prayer may be directed towards a deity, spirit, deceased person, or lofty idea, for the purpose of worshipping, requesting guidance, requesting

We pray to have a day-by-day, moment-by-moment relationship with God through knowing Him and communicating with him. When we pray we do much more than just talking to God, yes we are doing or saying something, but mainly it's just being in God's presence. Prayer serves the purpose of giving us a relationship with God, and communicating with Him.

During the season of lent we reflect on the passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Lent is a source of mercy and compassion in a way that we practice fasting and abstinence and as much as possible drink water. Water has a chemical formula of H2O which means, H for Honesty, H for Humility, for being humble enough to admit your mistakes, and O for Obedience, for obeying the people in authority like our parents. These 3 are the sources of mercy and compassion. That’s why we should be honest, humble and obedient. Always drink H20 on the season of Lent. The author spent his holy week in the Philippines.

We are entering into the season of Lent starting our Lenten journey on Ash Wednesday the Feb.10th. Lent is a very special season for me. The spiritual discipline of the season of Lent gives me reassurance and confidence to remind myself that Jesus died for my sins on the cross and I am saved by grace alone (Sola Gratia).

My whole life I was raised in a Catholic family only believing in Mary, Jesus mother. Until, my parents sent me to a Christian school which wasn’t something I agree with. I would always ask myself why did my parents send me to a Christian school instead of a Catholic school. But over the years I was interested in knowing more about the bible and God. I finally decided to be saved back in 2009 when I finally understood the meaning of living for eternity in heaven. Although, I’ve always had problems with praying because I was afraid of not saying the right words or starting with “Father, thank you for this day.” Every time, I was chosen to pray over everyone on the inside I didn’t want to forget anything I should pray about. Throughout the years, I learned that our words are powerful not only to others but to God. I decided to work on my prayer time with God since I tend to forget to pray for all the blessings he provides for me every day. Each day I’ve spend at least fifteen minutes praying to God over all the people I care about trying to not forget or leave out anyone. It has helped me realize the power of prayer which I was afraid about in the past about making a mistake. Now, I can say with confidence that prayer is always the answer when we feel sad, anger or hurt. I didn’t understand why it took me a long time to truly comprehend the meaning of prayer and how it helps us communicate with God. Prayer is something that should come out naturally from your mouth but that