Thursday, November 2, 2006

Questions for Discussion - Letter IV

1. What is the first reaction against the “parrot like prayers of childhood?
2. What would be the main difference between a prayer of an “advanced in the Enemy’s service” and the spontaneous prayer of the beginner?
3. Does the position of the body have any influence on prayer according to Screwtape?
4. How do feelings affect my prayer life?
5. What is the danger of the “real nakedness of the soul” in prayer?
6. What does “the Enemy” pour out in “quite shameless fashion on the praying patient?

For Further Reading and Reflection:
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

“Prayer in the sense of petition, asking for things, is a small part of it; confession and penitence are its threshold, adoration its sanctuary, the presence and vision of God its bread and wine.” CSL

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