Lord, Teach Us to Pray : One Hundred Daily Reflections on Jesus’ Life of Prayer.

Intro -- One Hundred Daily Reflections on Jesus' Life of Prayer -- DAVID G. R. KELLER -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Finding a Path to Jesus' Life of Prayer -- DAY 1The origin of Jesus' prayer -- DAY 2The first and last words a child heard each day -- DAY 3A rural venue for prayer -- DAY 4A grateful heart -- DAY 5Sabbath prayer -- DAY 6A timeless time apart -- DAY 7Roots of prayer -- DAY 8Roots produce fruit -- DAY 9Bearing fruit can be risky -- DAY 10The Hebrew Scriptures provide soil for the seeds of prayer -- DAY 11Liturgy mentors young people in prayer -- Desert Day OneJesus' early personal and spiritual formation -- DAY 12Making room for God -- DAY 13Prayer and action go hand in hand -- DAY 14Moments of ecstasy -- DAY 15A deeper hunger -- DAY 16Prayer is not putting God on the spot -- DAY 17Recognizing and choosing what is fundamental -- DAY 18Action rooted in worship -- DAY 19A touching prayer -- DAY 20Prayerful discernment -- DAY 21Learning about God and God's desires -- DAY 22Shepherds in the realm of God -- DAY 23More than words -- Desert Day TwoJesus discerns his relationship with God -- DAY 24Mutual presence -- DAY 25Heart to heart -- DAY 26When you pray, say . . . -- DAY 27Looking for something unique -- DAY 28"Our Father . . ." (Part One) -- DAY 29"Our Father . . ." (Part Two) -- DAY 30. . . in heaven . . . -- DAY 31. . . hallowed be your name -- DAY 32"Your kingdom come,Your will be done,On earth as it is in heaven" -- DAY 33"Give us this day our daily bread . . ." -- DAY 34A forgiving heart -- DAY 35Total dependence on God -- DAY 36Where your heart is . . . -- DAY 37Listening to "The Lord's Prayer" with the ears of your heart (Part One) -- DAY 38Listening to "The Lord's Prayer" with the ears of your heart (Part Two).

DAY 39Listening to "The Lord's Prayer" with the ears of your heart (Part Three) -- DAY 40Listening to "The Lord's Prayer" with the Ears of your Heart (Part Four) -- DAY 41Listening to "The Lord's Prayer" with the ears of your heart (Part Five) -- DAY 42Listening to "The Lord's Prayer" with the ears of your heart (Part Six) -- DAY 43Listening to "The Lord's Prayer" with the ears of your heart (Part Seven) -- DAY 44Listening to "The Lord's Prayer" with the ears of your heart (Part Eight) -- DAY 45Listening to "The Lord's Prayer" with the ears of your heart (Part Nine: praise above all) -- DAY 46A Poetic Interpretation of the Lord's Prayer -- Desert Day ThreeThe heart and center of Jesus' life -- DAY 47Jesus participated in the liturgical life at the temple in Jerusalem: Sukkot -- DAY 48Jesus Participated in the Feasts of Passover and Unleavened Bread -- DAY 49"You judge by human standards -- I judge no one" (John 8:15) -- DAY 50"You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father" (John 8:19) -- DAY 51"I declare what I have seen in the Father's presence -- as for you, you should do what you have heard from the Father" (John 8:38) -- DAY 52"I have not come to abolish, but to fulfill [the Law]" (Matt 5:17b) -- DAY 53Written on your heart -- DAY 54Prayer is tangible -- DAY 55Listening to Scriptures -- DAY 56Guidance for important decisions -- DAY 57Discerning God's kingdom -- DAY 58Seeing beyond the surface -- DAY 59Practicing what you pray -- DAY 60Prayer transcends all barriers -- DAY 61Body prayer -- DAY 62Prayer without words, touch, or boundaries -- DAY 63Being aware of God's desires -- DAY 64Liberating prayer -- DAY 65Prayerful power over demons -- DAY 66Prayer and faith -- DAY 67Prayer's purpose is compassion not proof -- DAY 68Renewing life when everything seems lost -- DAY 69Prayer is a journey into life with God.

DAY 70The journey of prayer begins with dialogue -- DAY 71The journey of prayer creates a relationship -- Desert Day FourThe integration of Jesus' prayer with his daily life and ministry -- DAY 72A Life of prayer demands single-heartedness -- DAY 73A Life of prayer demands reliance on God -- DAY 74Prayer is a flow of life, a persistent pattern, and way of being -- DAY 75A life of prayer requires being aware, open, and watchful -- DAY 76Prayer is a way of life -- DAY 77Discernment is an integral part of prayer -- DAY 78Discernment is an internal way of seeing life -- DAY 79Prayerful discernment will help us see what is real and avoid what is not real -- DAY 80A life of prayer manifests God's presence and power -- DAY 81Prayer combines listening and acting -- DAY 82Prayer makes an intimate relationship with God possible -- DAY 83Prayer is experience of, and union with, God for the life of the world -- DAY 84Jesus' life of prayer is a path leading others to union with God -- DAY 85Prayer embodies unconditional love -- DAY 86Jesus' life of prayer is a model for our lives -- DAY 87Jesus life of prayer reveals the consequences of prayer -- DAY 88For the life of the world -- DAY 89Becoming part of God's field -- DAY 90Accepting and living with a mystery -- Desert Day FiveThe risks and richness in Jesus' life of prayer. -- DAY 91(Summary Part One) Knowing the Father -- DAY 92(Summary Part Two)Fully engaged with life -- DAY 93Summary (Part Three)Another way of seeing -- DAY 94Summary (Part Four)Prayer is an act of submission -- DAY 95Summary (Part Five)A three-fold pattern of prayer -- DAY 96Summary (Part Six)We shall become like he is -- DAY 97Summary (Part Seven)Prayer combines personal intimacy with God and social responsibility -- DAY 98Summary (Part Eight)Experience, through prayer, precedes theology.

DAY 99Summary (Part Nine)Prayer helps us embrace what is true -- DAY 100Summary (Part Ten)Where it all begins -- Desert Day Six What have you experienced? -- Epilogue: Jesus' life of prayer today -- Appendix A: The Evolution of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament -- Appendix B: Some Insights Regarding the Father/Son Relationship in Jesus' Religious and Social Culture -- Appendix C: The Ancient Hebrew Understanding of the Human Soul -- Appendix D: The Ancient Hebrew Understanding of Blessing -- Appendix E: A Suggestion for Contemplative Prayer4 -- appendix fFollowing Jesus through the Gospel of Mark -- Bibliography of Works Consulted.

Although Jesus of Nazareth was a devout first-century Jew, in the twenty-first century he is often lost in the thickets of Christian theology, reflection on the wisdom of his words, and the busyness of church life. But Jesus is more than words about Jesus. What can we know about Jesus the Jew? What filled his daily life? Why did people come to him in great numbers? At a time in the church's life when "spiritual formation" has become a priority, it is rare to hear someone ask, "What was Jesus' spiritual formation like and how did it influence his life?" What can we learn from Jesus' life about spiritual formation, prayer, and our involvement in the needs of the world today? Using one hundred daily reflections, Lord, Teach Us to Pray enables readers to experience Jesus' prayer from the point of view of his Jewish life of prayer. Reflections explore Jesus' periods of quiet intimacy with his Abba, his commitment to Sabbath worship in synagogues, his participation in the great Jewish feasts at the Jerusalem temple, and the ways in which his life of prayer became the womb of his compassionate engagement with the poor, the ill, sinners, and the "unclean" in his society.

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