The practice of reading
the PsalmsIf you are
interested in the practice of reading the 150 Psalms in the morning and
the evening over a 30 day time period, email us at
Zionlutheran2@att.net
and we will send you the list for the whole month. You might
consider chanting the Psalms. Cynthia Bourgeault has some good
information and direction to do that from her CD series:
Singing the Psalms from
www.soundstrue.com
The practice of
Praying
the Lutheran Rosary
Lutherans form the Christian person
through worship, catechesis, and individual prayer. Praying the
Lutheran rosary which is based upon the six chief parts of the
Catechism gives us an opportunity to combine catechesis and
individual prayer. For more details on the actual form check out
the ELCA website:
http://archive.elca.org/communication/rosary.html or
download a prayer booklet or see the actual rosary by going to:
http://www.whitestreetbeadcompany.com
and click on Lutheran Prayer Beads.
We see people
living in a relationship with God in Jesus
as both saints and
sinners at the same time
throughout their walk as disciples.
Lutherans deepen their
relationship with God
with Spiritual Practices
The practice of Spiritual Direction
Our Pastor Larry is a certified Spiritual
Director from Shalem Institute For Spiritual Formation as well as being
certified in Group Spiritual Formation. A Spiritual Director is one who
walks with you as you make your spiritual journey through life assisting
you to ask the question: "Where is God in this?" It is a normal
practice to meet with your Spiritual Director once a month for approximately
an hour.
Do you need to reflect
on your relationship with God or learn new faith practices?
We worship and praise God for what God has
done for us in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
We at Zion Lutheran Church use the church year
to help form us spiritually as disciples of Jesus.
We use the church year because each season
gives us a different perspective of how God established a relationship with us
and calls us to discipleship in Jesus.
Currently we are celebrating the Pentecost
Season which is part of
the Cycle of Life where the main focus is on sharing our story of faith as we
make our journey through life with God in
Jesus.
Spirituality Nights
The practice of
Stations of the CrossStations of the cross
will be offered as a contemplative prayer experience next Lenten season.
Our Spirituality Night
will next be held in January of 2011
Contemplative Prayer
Contemplative Prayer will be offered the
Second and Fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Come and be present for
God as we move into the silence.
The practice
of using Labyrinths
To help you walk your
Spiritual Path we offer Labyrinths to deepen your relationship with God. The
four different labyrinths we offer are an indoor Santa Rosa Labyrinth, an
outdoor Cretan Labyrinth and finger Labyrinths of a Charte Labyrinth and
Cretan Labyrinth.
The practice of Healing
We offer a number of experiences of Laying on
of Hands and Anointing of Oil for Healing. A public Service of Healing is
offered during the Easter season and on or near the day of remembering St.
Luke in October. We also offer the laying on of hands and anointing of
oil for healing following worship on the second Sunday of each month. Upon
entering the hospital or when requested laying on of hands and anointing with
oil is offered by our Pastor Larry.
The practice of Spiritual
DirectionOur Pastor Larry is a
certified Spiritual Director from the Shalem Institute for Spiritual
Formation as well as being certified in group spiritual formation. A
Spiritual Director is one who walks with you as you make your spiritual
journey through life assisting you to ask the question: Where is God in
this? It is a normal practice to meet with your Spiritual Director once a
month for about an hour.
Do you need to reflect on
your relationship with God or learn some new faith practices? Consider
having a Spiritual Director to walk with you.
The practice of Praying
the HoursIt is becoming
popular as people desire a deeper spiritual life pray more often than in
the morning or in the evening before bed. Here is where we are
rediscovering the practice of praying the hours. To pray the hours
means to set certain times of the day aside for prayer. One of the
modern day collection for praying the hours comes from Phyllis Tickle in
her four volume set called "The Divine Hours." In Prayers for
Springtime, Prayers for Summertime, Prayers for Autumn and Winter
prayers are given for The Morning Office, The Midday Office, The Vespers
Office, and Compline. In her edition called "The Night Offices" she
offers prayers from sunset to sunrise.
http://www.phyllistickle.com/index.html
The practice of Spiritual
ReadingThe present
recommendation for Spiritual Reading by Pastor Larry is Kelly A. Fryer's
"Reclaiming the "E" Word: Waking Up to Our Evangelical Identity." This is a great practice to
broaden your understanding of God, your faith, and yourself and is part of
the ancient spiritual path of knowledge.
