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Prayer: Forms
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In the common Bible of the Abrahamic religions, various forms of prayer appear; the most common forms being petition, thanksgiving and worship. The largest book in the Bible is the Book of Psalms, 150 religious songs which are ... prayers. Other well-known Biblical prayers include the Song of Moses (Exodus 15:1-28), the Song of Hannah (1 Samuel 2:1-8), and the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55).
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Ritual prayer represents a more advanced stage of civilization, though not necessarily deeper or more meaningful prayer. Here it is the form, not the content, of the prayer which brings about the answer. Prayer is reduced to litanies and repetitions that are often believed to have a magical effect.
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The practices involved in Shinto prayer are heavily influenced by Buddhism; Japanese Buddhism has ... been strongly influenced by Shinto in turn. The most common and basic form of devotion involves throwing a coin, or several, into a collection box, ringing a bell, clapping one's hands, and contemplating one's wish or prayer silently. The bell and hand clapping are meant to wake up or attract the attention of the kami of the shrine, so that one's prayer may be heard.
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Probably the most significant work on the phenomenology of prayer is Friedrich Heiler's Das Gebet [Prayer], written toward the end of the First World War. Heiler, a convert from Catholicism to Lutheranism and for many years professor of history of religions at the University of Marburg, makes a convincing case that prayer takes quite divergent forms, depending on the kind of religion or spirituality in which it is found. He sees six types of prayer: primitive, ritual, Greek cultural, philosophical, mystical, and prophetic.
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There's no formula when developing a prayer strategy, and plenty of room for variety. The important thing is that you and your leaders are seeking the Lord regularly as you are involved in reaching college students.
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