There are five elements of prayer; praise, thanksgiving, confession, petition, and intercession. To me this means that we give praise to God and worship His holiness. Thanksgiving is about giving thanks to God for what we have and all that He has blessed us with. Confession can be done in Church to a priest but even something simple and private as part of a silent prayer, or our own personal prayers to God asking forgiveness for what we have done wrong. The petition element of prayer is like supplication, or asking God for what we need or want. "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." (Matthew 7:7). Intercession is also like supplication but instead of asking for what we went or need we ask on behalf of others like a sick family member for example. Growing up in a religious family and school, these five elements of prayer have been taught to me in the past years, especially my senior year theology class so this chapter ties in with what I have been learning.
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