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Prayer is an important activity in Christianity, and there are several different forms of ''Christian prayer''. ''Christian prayers'' are diverse: they can be completely spontaneous, or read entirely from a text, like the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. The most common prayer among Christians is the "Lord's Prayer", which according to the gospel accounts (e.g. Matthew 6:9-13) is how Jesus taught his disciples to pray.〔''Examining Religions: Christianity Foundation Edition'' by Anne Geldart 1999 ISBN 0-435-30324-4 page 108〕 "The Lord's Prayer" is a model for prayers of adoration, confession and petition in Christianity.〔 A broad, three stage characterization of prayer begins with vocal prayer, then moves on to a more structured form in terms of meditation, then reaches the multiple layers of contemplation,〔''Simple Ways to Pray'' by Emilie Griffin 2005 ISBN 0-7425-5084-2 page 134〕〔"The Christian tradition comprises three major expressions of the life of prayer: vocal prayer, meditation, and contemplative prayer. They have in common the recollection of the heart" ((Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2721). )〕 or intercession. There are two basic settings for Christian prayer: corporate (or public) and private. Corporate prayer includes prayer shared within the worship setting or other public places. These prayers can be formal written prayers or informal extemporaneous prayers. Private prayer occurs with the individual praying either silently or aloud within a private setting. Prayer exists within multiple different worship contexts and may be structured differently. These types of contexts may include: Liturgical: Often seen within the Catholic Church. This is a very orthodox service. Within a Catholic Mass, which is an example of a liturgical form of worship, there are bible readings and a sermon is read. Non- Liturgical: Often seen within Evangelical church, this prayer is often not scripted and would be more informal in structure. Most of these prayers would be extemporaneous. Charismatic: Often seen within gospel churches. It is the main form of worship in Pentecostal churches. It usually includes song and dance, and may include other artistic expressions. There may be no apparent structure, but the worshippers will be "led by the Holy Spirit". == Background == Prayer in the New Testament is presented as a positive command (; ). The people of God are challenged to include prayer in their everyday life, even in the busy struggles of marriage () as it is thought to bring the faithful closer to God. Throughout the New Testament, prayer is shown to be God's appointed method by which the faithful obtain what he has to bestow (; ; ). Prayer, according to the Book of Acts, can be seen at the first moments of the church (). The apostles regarded prayer as an essential part of their lives (; ; ). As such, the apostles frequently incorporated verses from Psalms into their writings. for example is borrowed from and other psalms. Thus, due to this emphasis on prayer in the early church. lengthy passages of the New Testament are prayers or canticles (see also the Book of Odes), such as the Prayer for forgiveness (), the Lord's Prayer, the Magnificat (), the Benedictus (), Jesus' prayer to the one true God (), exclamations such as, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" (), the Believers' Prayer (), "may this cup be taken from me" (), "Pray that you will not fall into temptation" (), Saint Stephen's Prayer (), Simon Magus' Prayer (), "pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men" (), and Maranatha (). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christian prayer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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