Simple Prayers Every Christian Should Know
2009 April 21
I want to make a list for adult catechumens of simple prayers they should know by heart. I want it to be a short list, but I think what I have so far is too short:
Simple Prayers Every Christian Should Know:
- Our Father
- Jesus Prayer (“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”)
- Kyrie (“Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!”)
- Luther’s Morning and Evening Prayers
What am I missing?
Other prayers that have been very helpful to me are the Collect for Grace, the Collect for Peace, and the prayers at the end of Compline in Lutheran Service Book; however, I fear those might be too overwhelming for the kind of list I want to make. (I’m excluding prayers for before/during/after Communion; I have a separate list for that already.)
Give me your thoughts or suggestions in the comments.
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How about Psalm 23
Prayers for before and after meals.
Ditto that.
Ditto that ditto.
Some sort of simple intercessory form … something like this (which I stole from the Anglicans):
We most humbly ask You of Your goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succor … and all those who, in this transitory life, are in any trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord.
Yeah, I'd also say Psalm 23 and The mealtime prayers.
Thanks for posting these Pastor. I am on the road, and dialed up your blog to find these comforting orisons.
Before and after communion.
Before studying God's Word.