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The first sign of a Dynamic Catholic is Prayer.
- When we are spiritually healthy, nothing bothers us.
- The most dominant quality among Dynamic Catholics is a daily routine of prayer.
- A daily routine refers to a specific time and place set aside for prayer. Dynamic Catholics make this time a priority each day.
- More than just a time and a place to pray, Dynamic Catholics have a routine within their routine. When they sit down to pray each day, they don’t just see what happens; they have a routine within their routine. They tend to begin their time of prayer in very specific ways: by reading the Bible, praying the morning prayers of the Church, reading from a favorite spiritual book, etc.
- Dynamic Catholics universally begin their day with some type of prayer, even if the main time they set aside for prayer is later in the day.
- God speaks to us in silence. Spending time in the classroom of silence in indispensable in our quest for spiritual growth.
- The Prayer Process is a seven-step tool designed to help us develop a routine of prayer, and the routine within the routine.
- Prayerlessness is one of the great torments of modern times.
- Every family needs a prayerful giant.
- At some point Dynamic Catholics have become convinced that a life with prayer is better than a life without prayer.
- Most Catholics have never been taught how to develop a daily routine of prayer.
- Dynamic Catholics see a connection between the joy and fulfillment in their lives and their efforts to walk with God and grow spiritually.
- The Prayer Process
- Gratitude: Begin by thanking God in a personal dialogue for whatever you are most grateful for today.
- Awareness: Revisit the times in the past twenty-four hours when you were and were not thebest-version-of-yourself. Talk to God about these situations and what you have learned from them.
- Significant Moments: Identify something you experienced today and explore what God might be trying to say to you through that event (or person).
- Peace: Ask God to forgive you for any wrong you have committed (against yourself, another person, or him) and to fill you with a deep and abiding peace.
- Freedom: Speak with God about how he is inviting you to change your life, so that you can experience the freedom to be the-best-version-of-yourself.
- Others: Lift up to God anyone you feel called to pray for today, asking God to bless and guide them.
- Finish by praying the Our Father