Reflection Paper #1
March 11th, 2013
Theo 104
Reflection Paper #1
I. Introduction
The first reflection paper is going to be on Prayer and Miracles. The important thing is that you want to pray. You yearn to spend time with God in prayer every day. Each individual has to find their prayer time. Life is full and in our daily frenzied life, one must set aside time to be with God. The hurried life style is so apparent in our culture today; everyone is in a hurry and want’s the drive thru prayer request. A miracle is an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an event attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Some suggest that God may work with the laws of nature to perform what people see as miracles. Theologians say that, with divine providence, God regularly works through created nature yet is free to work without, above, or against it as well. In casual usage, miracle is seen as any event that is statistically unlikely, but beneficial, such as surviving a natural disaster, or simply a wonderful occurrence, regardless of likelihood, such as a birth. Other miracles might be: survival of a terminal illness, escaping a life threatening situation or beating the odds. Some coincidences may be seen as miracles, for instance, “ God I need a parking space”, and then there is a parking space…then the driver says “Oh God Thank You anyways, “ I found one on my own”. Needless to say God provide in this coincidence.
II. Part One- Prayer
a. Theological Definition-Prayer is simply communication with God through written or spoken words, thoughts, meditation, or song.
b. Biblical Foundation: Jesus taught his disciples to pray by giving them The Lord’s Prayer; a model prayer. The Lord’s Prayer demonstrates the basic structure of prayer. It’s not a prayer to be chanted. I think that most of the time when The Lord's Prayer is prayed in public, it is a
Theo 104
Reflection Paper #1
I. Introduction
The first reflection paper is going to be on Prayer and Miracles. The important thing is that you want to pray. You yearn to spend time with God in prayer every day. Each individual has to find their prayer time. Life is full and in our daily frenzied life, one must set aside time to be with God. The hurried life style is so apparent in our culture today; everyone is in a hurry and want’s the drive thru prayer request. A miracle is an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an event attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Some suggest that God may work with the laws of nature to perform what people see as miracles. Theologians say that, with divine providence, God regularly works through created nature yet is free to work without, above, or against it as well. In casual usage, miracle is seen as any event that is statistically unlikely, but beneficial, such as surviving a natural disaster, or simply a wonderful occurrence, regardless of likelihood, such as a birth. Other miracles might be: survival of a terminal illness, escaping a life threatening situation or beating the odds. Some coincidences may be seen as miracles, for instance, “ God I need a parking space”, and then there is a parking space…then the driver says “Oh God Thank You anyways, “ I found one on my own”. Needless to say God provide in this coincidence.
II. Part One- Prayer
a. Theological Definition-Prayer is simply communication with God through written or spoken words, thoughts, meditation, or song.
b. Biblical Foundation: Jesus taught his disciples to pray by giving them The Lord’s Prayer; a model prayer. The Lord’s Prayer demonstrates the basic structure of prayer. It’s not a prayer to be chanted. I think that most of the time when The Lord's Prayer is prayed in public, it is a