Session #4 of Creative Prayer..Praying with the Body and Making Crosses
These ideas are taken from the book, Making Crosses—A creative Connection to God, by Ellen Morris Prewitt . Active Prayer —Praying with your body Praying With the Body-Bringing the Psalms to Life by Roy DeLeon Roy is an Oblate of St. Benedict and a spiritual director. He teaches classes in “Blessed Movements”, praying with body, heart and soul, and conducts workshops at monasteries and retreat centers. He lives in Washington state. Warm up Active prayer with the Psalms Opening Alleluia praise prayer to begin anything. This is also a way to get Scripture out of our heads and into the air and into our bodies. When we begin, we are reminded why we are praying, our intention is union with God, wherever we are, it is Holy ground and we need to be attentive and watchful for the inner movement of the triune God with us. The prayers are written in sections, with a Lectio Divine format, a slow, contemplative praying of th...