Resurrection Presbyterian Church

“Lord, teach us to pray,” the disciples asked of Jesus.  This question implies that we need to be taught how to pray—it does not come naturally—but it also implies that prayer can be taught.  The common assumption among Christians is that one either has the “gift” of prayer, or one does not, and that prayer is not something you can just decide to do.  This class will challenge that assumption.  While we will begin (and continue, and end!) with the premise that only God can teach us to pray, we will also see that prayer is a discipline that can be learned, and that the more we practice, the better we will get at it.

To that end, this class might more aptly be called a lab: that is to say, we will be putting in to practice some of what we learn each week in the class.  Also, we will be facilitating ways for the people who participate to keep in touch in the weeks between classes so that we can learn from another what is working, and to encourage one another.

This class will meet once per month, in the sanctuary 10 minutes after the worship service and will last for approximately 50 minutes.