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Medjugorje and the Medjugorje and the Call to PrayerCall to Prayer
Can the messages of Medjugorje Can the messages of Medjugorje teach us a new way of praying, teach us a new way of praying,
one that will unite one that will unite rather than divide the world?rather than divide the world?
Kathryn WestoverKathryn [email protected]@prayingwithonevoice.com
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The Call To PrayerThe Call To Prayer
Aren’t there already enough books out there Aren’t there already enough books out there about praying?about praying?
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The Messages of MedjugorjeThe Messages of Medjugorje
““When you When you praypray, your heart is open and God , your heart is open and God loves you with special love and gives you loves you with special love and gives you
special graces” special graces” July 25, 2005July 25, 2005
““Without Without lovelove, dear children, you can do , dear children, you can do nothing” nothing” May 29, 1986May 29, 1986
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More MessagesMore Messages
“ “LoveLove your Serbian Orthodox and Muslim your Serbian Orthodox and Muslim brothers, and the atheists who persecute brothers, and the atheists who persecute
you”you”
“ “PrayerPrayer is the only way is the only way to save the to save the human racehuman race”…….”…….
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Dare We Hope?Dare We Hope?
““The dream of being able to save the world The dream of being able to save the world
appears, at best, idealistic. At worst, it appears, at best, idealistic. At worst, it leads to prayers that can be destructive, leads to prayers that can be destructive,
as shown when our enemies pray for as shown when our enemies pray for disasters greater than Katrina to strike us.” disasters greater than Katrina to strike us.”
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The Need For Common GroundThe Need For Common Ground
The victims of Katrina had something in The victims of Katrina had something in commoncommon Need for securityNeed for security
We need a new understanding of praying, We need a new understanding of praying, one that unites instead of divides our worldone that unites instead of divides our world
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Effective PrayerEffective Prayer
It’s not just what we want that has to changeIt’s not just what we want that has to change
We have to “understand the We have to “understand the reality of the reality of the powerpower that will help us get it”. that will help us get it”.
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Structured Prayer….Structured Prayer….““is composed of the three elements of Love….. is composed of the three elements of Love…..
It begins with the acceptance of grace, the It begins with the acceptance of grace, the gift of Love that flows to all creatures in the gift of Love that flows to all creatures in the creative act of Love. It moves on, in Love’s creative act of Love. It moves on, in Love’s redemptive flow, to the giving of Love for redemptive flow, to the giving of Love for
others. It culminates in the glorious mystery others. It culminates in the glorious mystery of Love, when the created begins to unite its of Love, when the created begins to unite its
will with the Creator, through the will with the Creator, through the strengthening flow of Love.”strengthening flow of Love.”
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It’s Not Just StoryIt’s Not Just Story
In the harsh reality of life there are often In the harsh reality of life there are often no happy endingsno happy endings Like the people of New Orleans, we all have Like the people of New Orleans, we all have
to learn how to find Love, both in the midst of to learn how to find Love, both in the midst of loss, and afterwardsloss, and afterwards
Structured prayers help us to do this, help Structured prayers help us to do this, help us on our “Pilgrim’s Progress”, as we us on our “Pilgrim’s Progress”, as we move, even if very slowly, to unite our will move, even if very slowly, to unite our will with the God who is Love. with the God who is Love.
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The Pilgrim’s Prayer PathThe Pilgrim’s Prayer Path
““Moving forward to connect with all other Moving forward to connect with all other souls on the same journey.”souls on the same journey.”
““Most of us need to rely on a “Cheat Most of us need to rely on a “Cheat Sheet….so that years after New Orleans Sheet….so that years after New Orleans has been rebuilt, and the characters in its has been rebuilt, and the characters in its story are long forgotten, its lessons stay story are long forgotten, its lessons stay
with us.”with us.”
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Praying With One VoicePraying With One Voice
Please visit the web sitePlease visit the web site www.prayingwithonevoicewww.prayingwithonevoice
Download your free prayer guideDownload your free prayer guide Order Order Praying For New OrleansPraying For New Orleans
and the and the “Pilgrim’s Prayer Path” “Pilgrim’s Prayer Path” mouse padmouse pad Tell your friends about this DVDTell your friends about this DVD
