Post by Admin on Oct 3, 2016 20:25:28 GMT
Actions of significance = actions/gestures that have special meaning for people
Communal prayer = praying with others in a community setting
Contemplation = a form of very deep prayer that does not use words or thought
Encountering mystery = connecting with something that is mysterious and beyond human understanding
Icon = a sacred picture, usually on wood, using symbolic colours, used in Orthodox church
Identity = the unique or distinct characteristics by which a group is recognised
Participation = being actively involved in worship
Penitence = prayer admitting wrong doing and asking for God’s forgiveness
Personal prayer = praying to God by oneself
Petition = asking God for help with one’s needs or the needs of others
Places of significance = places or buildings that have a special meaning
Reflection = thinking deeply about some aspect of life
Ritual = repeating actions, words, gestures in a set of patters
Sacrament = a sacred ritual that is a visible sign of God’s presence at the moments of their lives, birth, adulthood, marriage
Sacredness = a thing or place that is holy with the presence of God and is set apart from ordinary life
Sign = something – word, image – that carries a message, appeals to intellect, universal
Symbol = something visible that represents something invisible, appeals to the heart, is personal & not universally understood
Times of significance = times of year that have special meaning
Wonder & awe = a feeling inspired by some mystery
Worship = time set aside to honour and praise God
Pilgrimage = a journey to a sacred place
Religious place of worship = gathering place
Meditation = needs quiet place, proper posture, focal point or focal words
Communal prayer = praying with others in a community setting
Contemplation = a form of very deep prayer that does not use words or thought
Encountering mystery = connecting with something that is mysterious and beyond human understanding
Icon = a sacred picture, usually on wood, using symbolic colours, used in Orthodox church
Identity = the unique or distinct characteristics by which a group is recognised
Participation = being actively involved in worship
Penitence = prayer admitting wrong doing and asking for God’s forgiveness
Personal prayer = praying to God by oneself
Petition = asking God for help with one’s needs or the needs of others
Places of significance = places or buildings that have a special meaning
Reflection = thinking deeply about some aspect of life
Ritual = repeating actions, words, gestures in a set of patters
Sacrament = a sacred ritual that is a visible sign of God’s presence at the moments of their lives, birth, adulthood, marriage
Sacredness = a thing or place that is holy with the presence of God and is set apart from ordinary life
Sign = something – word, image – that carries a message, appeals to intellect, universal
Symbol = something visible that represents something invisible, appeals to the heart, is personal & not universally understood
Times of significance = times of year that have special meaning
Wonder & awe = a feeling inspired by some mystery
Worship = time set aside to honour and praise God
Pilgrimage = a journey to a sacred place
Religious place of worship = gathering place
Meditation = needs quiet place, proper posture, focal point or focal words