Sophomore Religion Blog

Through this unit, I learned many new things about prayer.  I learned that there are many ways one can pray; there is not one correct way.  Prayer is a conversation between an individual and God and is extremely personal.  It allows someone to talk to God and ask for guidance or protection, or show their gratitude for everything in their life.  A few ways that the class learned to pray were through meditation, gratitude, Lectio Davina, acts, and song.  This unit provided me with more ways to pray and more confidence in my relationship with God. I can definitely see myself implementing new prayer practices.  I learned many interesting and yet simple ways to pray.  A few types that I think I will use in the future would be meditation and song.  It is important to take time for yourself throughout the day and reflect.  This is a great way to pray because your mind is clear and you truly speak from your heart.  Also, since I am a fan of mu...

From the group presentations, I learned that all of the Gospel writers wanted to depict Jesus' life accurately for people to engage in and reflect on.  I learned that John and Mark were direct followers of Jesus, however, Matthew and Luke were not.  Also, something all of the writers have in common is that they all wrote their Gospels in Greek.  Since the different Gospel writers had different relationships with Jesus and were not written in the same time period, the Gospels did not present themselves exactly the same way.  They were written at different times and for different reasons.  The writers' purposes all varied and their opinions were present in their writings.  Even though they all told the same story, I learned of the writers' personal connections and how they incorporated them with the core story of Jesus.    Based on the class discussion, the Gospel writers had some similarities in their writings.  First of all, they were ...