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Prayer Pathways

We learn in different ways and talk in different ways, so it makes sense that we would pray in different ways. But we often use a one-size-fits-all approach to prayer.

The following prayer lessons are adapted from Sacred Pathways: Discover Your Soul’s Path to God by Gary Thomas and Ignite: 102 Ways to Talk with God Together and Alone by Phyllis Miller Swartz and Janice I. Showalter.

Sacred Pathways book
by Gary Thomas
Ignite Book
by Phyllis Miller Swartz & Janice I. Showalter

We recommend that you watch the Prayer Pathways video directly below before using the sample exercises listed at the right.     

PRAYER PATHWAYS

  • Pathway of Nature—Understand more about the Creator through creation.
    • Sample Prayer Exercise: 67—Nature Speaks
  • Pathway of Senses—Connect with God through what you see, hear, touch, smell, and taste.
    • Sample Prayer Exercise: 53—Taste and See
    • Taste and See handout (download at www.ignite.rosedalemedia.org)
  • Pathway of Liturgy—Use rituals, symbols, sacraments and structure to approach God.
  • Pathway of Solitude—Find God in quietness and simplicity.
    • Sample Prayer Exercise: 62—Praying with Favorite Verses
  • Pathway of Activism—Join God in a cause, to fight against what’s wrong and for what’s right.
    • Sample Prayer Exercise: 78—Light in the Darkness
  • Pathway of Caregiving—Find God as you care for others.
  • Pathway of Celebration—Experience God and be moved by God.
    • Sample Prayer Exercise: 88—Praise to Immanuel
  • Pathway of Adoration—Focus on the love of God and your love for God.
    • 79: What’s in a Name?
    • Names of God handout (download at www.ignite.rosedalemedia.org)
  • Pathway of the Mind—Worship God as you think about concepts.
    • Sample Prayer Exercise: 57—Incense, the Prayers of the Saints