Christian prayer | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 26/03/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_prayer


00:02:13 1 Background
00:04:44 2 Types of prayer
00:04:53 2.1 Liturgical prayers
00:05:15 2.1.1 Seasonal prayers
00:05:42 2.2 Prayer to saints
00:06:24 2.3 Meditation and contemplative prayer
00:07:36 2.4 Intercessory prayer
00:07:55 2.5 Ejaculatory prayer
00:08:59 2.6 Listening prayer
00:10:05 3 Prayer books and tools
00:11:05 4 See also
00:11:26 5 References and footnotes
00:11:36 6 External links



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Prayer is an important activity in Christianity, and there are several different forms of Christian prayer.Christian prayers are diverse: they can be completely spontaneous, or read entirely from a text, like the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. The most common prayer among Christians is the "Lord's Prayer", which according to the gospel accounts (e.g. Matthew 6:9-13) is how Jesus taught his disciples to pray. "The Lord's Prayer" is a model for prayers of adoration, confession and petition in Christianity.A broad, three stage characterization of prayer begins with vocal prayer, then moves on to a more structured form in terms of meditation, then reaches the multiple layers of contemplation, or intercession.
There are two basic settings for Christian prayer: corporate (or public)  and private.  Corporate prayer includes prayer shared within the worship setting or other public places.  These prayers can be formal written prayers or informal extemporaneous prayers. Private prayer occurs with the individual praying either silently or aloud within a private setting. 
Prayer exists within multiple different worship contexts and may be structured differently. These types of contexts may include:
Liturgical:
Often seen within the Catholic Church. This is a very orthodox service, according to Catholics. Within a Catholic Mass, which is an example of a liturgical form of worship, there are bible readings and a sermon is read.
Often seen within the Holy Orthodox Church. The Holy Bible is read and a sermon is read.
Non-Liturgical:
Often seen within Evangelical church, this prayer is often not scripted and would be more informal in structure. Most of these prayers would be extemporaneous.
Charismatic:
Often seen within gospel churches. It is the main form of worship in Pentecostal churches. It usually includes song and dance, and may include other artistic expressions. There may be no apparent structure, but the worshippers will be "led by the Holy Spirit".