Prayer in Motion AND ITS FREQUENT ASSOCIATION WITH LENT

Prayer in Motion AND ITS FREQUENT ASSOCIATION WITH LENT

Martin Luther and the Material World Affirm creation Embodied creatures Real Presence in the sacrament Living and serving in this world If Scripture does not prohibit...!2

Engaging the Whole Person Crossing yourself Crossing yourself using Baptismal Water Bowing your head, folding your hands Kneeling Prostrating Lifting up your hands Swaying Call and Response!3

Prayer in motion...!4

Motion and Symbols: To Light a Candle... To pray for someone Votive candle symbolizes the prayer Often lit in Lutheran Churches as part of the Liturgy of Good Friday

Rosary: Christian Contemplation of the Life of Mary 15th/16th Century devotion Pope John Paul II championed Apostle s Creed, five initial prayers then 5 decades Lord s Prayer Hail Mary ten times Glory Be to the Father Each decade dedicated to meditation on a Mystery

The Mysteries The five joyful mysteries The five glorious mysteries The Annunciation (Luke 1: 26-33, 38) The Resurrection (Mark 16: 1-7) The Visitation (Luke 1: 39-45) The Ascension (Luke 24: 45-53) The Nativity (Luke 2: 6-12) The Presentation (Luke 2: 25-32) The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2: 1-7, 11) The Finding in the Temple (Luke 2: 41-50) The Communion of Saints (1 Cor. 12: 23-27) The Heavenly Jerusalem (Rev. 21: 1-4, 22-27) The five sorrowful mysteries The Agony in the Garden (Luke 22: 39-46) The Scourging (Mark 15: 6-15) The Crowning with Thorns (John 19: 1-8) The Carrying of the Cross (John 19: 16-22) The Crucifixion (John 19: 25-30)

Substituting Jesus Prayer Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner Anglican Prayer Beads

An Anglican Rosary or Prayer Beads!9 1. Praise 2. Confession 3. Intercession 4. Thanksgiving

Stations of the Cross A Lenten discipline Late medieval origins Incidents from Pilate s house to entombment Substitute for visiting sites in Jerusalem Meditations Images

14 Traditional Stations of the Cross 8. Meets the women of Jerusalem Falls for the first time 9. Falls the third time Meets his mother 10. Clothes are taken away Nailed to the cross 1. Condemned to death 2. Carries his cross 3. 4. 5. Simon of Cyrene helps carry the cross 11. 12. Dies 6. Veronica wipes his face 13. Taken down from cross 7. Falls the second time 14. Laid in the tomb.

14 Scriptural Stations of the Cross 1. Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, 8. Jesus is helped by Simon to carry his cross, 2. Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested, 9. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem, 3. Jesus is condemned by the Sanhedrin, 10.Jesus is crucified, 5. Jesus is judged by Pilate, 11.Jesus promises his kingdom to the repentant thief, 6. Jesus is scourged and crowned with thorns, 12.Jesus entrusts Mary and John to each other, 7. Jesus takes up his cross, 13.Jesus dies on the cross, 4. Jesus is denied by Peter, 14.Jesus is laid in the tomb.!12

Christian Labyrinths Labyrinth at Chartres

Chartres Labyrinth 12 Circles (11 + Center): Circles = Unity 12 Apostles, 12 Tribes, etc. Pilgrimage Twists and Turns as metaphor for life Cruciform shape 4 Directions, 4 Seasons, Cross Center Rosette Rose, Virgin Mary, Luther Rose Six days of creation New Jerusalem

Resources Benedict, Daniel. "Emerging Worship: Votive Candles,mWorship,mand Postmoderns." http:// www.gbod.org/lead-your-church/liturgy/resource/emergingworship-votive-candles-prayer-and-postmoderns McKenna, Megan. The New Stations of the Cross: The Way of the Crosss according to Scripture. [Kindle] Nouwen, Henri. Walk with Jesus: Stations of the Cross. Vincent, Kristen. A Bead and a Prayer: A Beginners Guide to Protestant Prayer Beads. [Kindle] Wright, Craig. The Maze and the Warrior: Symbols in Architecture, Theology, and Music.!15

A Lutheran Rosary 1. Holding the Crucifix: Invocation: In the name of the Father, Sign of the Cross, Apostles Creed 2. First bead: Our Father 3. Next three beads: Jesus Prayer 4. Chain: Doxology 5. Our Father 6. Ten Jesus Prayers, meditating on first mystery Repeat steps 5-7 for each mystery 13. Medallion: Pre-Trent Hail Mary or part of Magnificat, or Luther s praise of the Mother of God, 1. Hold cross: Invocation and sign of the cross