Prayer and Pilgrimage
How Christians pray, from the set words of the Lord's Prayer to spontaneous prayer from the heart, and why they make pilgrimages to holy places, including why denominations disagree about them.
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Prayer and pilgrimage ✝️
Two key Christian **practices** are **prayer** (talking and listening to God) and **pilgrimage** (a special journey to a holy place). This module looks at the different types of prayer, the Lord's Prayer that Jesus taught, and famous places of Christian pilgrimage. It also explores why **denominations disagree** about how, and whether, to do them.
Types of prayer 🔑
Christians pray in more than one way:
Match the prayer 🔗
- Set prayer
- Informal prayer
- Private prayer
- The Lord's Prayer
- Fixed words, said the same each time
- Your own words, said from the heart
- Prayer said quietly and alone
- The prayer Jesus taught his followers
The model prayer 🎯
Which prayer did Jesus teach his followers as a model for how to pray?
- The Lord's Prayer
- The Rosary
- The Nicene Creed
- Grace before meals
How Jesus said to pray 💡
In the Sermon on the Mount (**Matthew 6:5-14**), Jesus taught his followers not to pray in public just to be seen and admired, but to pray **sincerely and simply**. He then gave them the **Lord's Prayer**, beginning "Our Father", as a pattern: praising God, asking for daily needs, and seeking forgiveness. Its traditional wording is printed in the **Book of Common Prayer**.
Set prayer vs informal prayer ⚖️
Christians value both fixed and spontaneous prayer, though denominations lean in different ways.
Prayer in words 🧱
A _____ prayer, like the Lord's Prayer, uses fixed words. An _____ prayer uses your own words from the heart. The Lord's Prayer was taught by _____ and is found in the Gospel of _____. Its traditional wording is printed in the Book of _____ Prayer.
What is pilgrimage? 📋
What is a pilgrimage?
- A special journey to a holy place
- A weekly church service
- A prayer said before meals
- A yearly harvest festival
Places of pilgrimage 🖍️
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Why go on pilgrimage? ✅
Select the TWO reasons a Christian might go on a pilgrimage.
- To feel closer to God and strengthen their faith
- To walk where events in the Bible or Church history happened
- Only to sunbathe and relax on a beach
- Because every Christian is required to, like the Hajj in Islam
Prayer and pilgrimage choices 🧭
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Explain the disagreement ✍️
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