ANSWER TO QUIZ
Prayer can be a struggle,
sometimes because we weren't taught how to pray
by our parents or catechists.
Perhaps taught formula prayers when little,
our prayer life might remain there
- and those are good prayers!
For entering more into conversation with God,
one helpful exercise from the past century is the acronym:
* ACTS *
A – Adoration
The first step, in adoration we open ourselves to God, adoring Him for who He is.
We recognize God's constant Presence,
waiting for and inviting us into a deeper relationship.
C – Contrition
After adoring God and His beauty,
we look in ourselves to recognize how we fell
and ignored God’s invitation of love.
We ask the Holy Spirit to reveal our sins
so we know what to turn away from
and how we can strive to
better embrace God as our loving Father.
T – Thanksgiving
Our heart turns to God in thanksgiving,
recognizing how God has given us every good thing,
including His constant Presence.
We give thanks to God in all circumstances,
even in what appears to be a bad situation.
S – Supplication
We conclude our prayer with supplication (a.k.a., “petition.”) The most common type of prayer,
here we cry out to God for help with our needs,
including to better
Adore Him, have perfect Contrition,
and know for what we should be Thankful
so that we better offer those Supplications
we should seek for ourselves - and for others.
