Spirit of Truth, Classic Edition > Grade 1 > Unit 4
Lesson 2: Jesus Prayed to His Father
Jesus reveals to us the life of prayer: how to pray and what to pray for.
Jesus reveals to us the life of prayer: how to pray and what to pray for.
We should not pray with Scripture as we might analyze a book for English class. We read it to be with God and enter into a dialogue with Him.
The five forms, or types, of prayer are blessing and adoration, praise, petition, intercession, and thanksgiving.
The Our Father is the perfect prayer.
The Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints serve as models of prayer, and we can ask them to pray for us.
The five forms, or types, of prayer are blessing and adoration, praise, petition, intercession, and thanksgiving.
Prayer is a battle, and Scripture provides guidance for how to triumph.
Jesus said that when people come together to pray using His name, He is actually with them listening, helping, and praying with them too.
Saints are people who lived before us, who loved and followed Jesus, and who are now in Heaven.
God’s name and greatness are worthy of praise and reverence.
God wants every person to be a saint.
The Bible, the sacraments, and prayer are three ways we can know God’s love for us and become friends with Him.
Following Jesus means following the Ten Commandments.
Prayer comes from our heart, where we encounter God and enter into a conversation with Him.
The first three commandments are the fundamental requirements for loving God.