Arabella's Sophomore Religion Blog

     Prayer is a time to communicate with God. We use this time to converse many things, such as what we are grateful for or in times of need. To pray, an individual needs to find the right time. People can turn to prayer in dark or tough times, but prayer can be done when you are going through happy phases too. We related the list of things we are grateful for to help us with our daily prayers. There are also different types of prayers. There are silent or personal prayers where individuals recognize God's presence in silence. Lectio Divina is when individuals listen and discuss the Scripture. Written prayers are physically made by individuals, which is a letter to God. Written prayers can be done daily, which is known as journaling. There are two types of prayer meditation: guided meditation (leader guides) and personal meditation (silent or with music). Recited prayers consist of praying the rosary or reciting prayers such as the "Our Father." People can express their ...

During class presentations about the Gospel Writers, who are Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, we covered who the writer was writing to, the language it was written in, symbol(s) that corresponded to the writer, the time period to which the book was written, the relationship between the Gospel Writer and Jesus, the purpose of the Gospel writer's work, and the historical background of the Gospel Writer. I learned that all the symbols related to the Gospel Writers included wings, which symbolizes someone being elevated from Earth because of their knowledge from reading and understanding the Gospels. Mark wrote his book around 72 A.D. to the Jews under the rule of Emperor Nero, and he was a follower of Peter the Apostle, who was a follower of Jesus. His purpose was to spread information about Jesus' life, which was inspired by Peter. Matthew wrote his book around 80-90 A.D. to Jewish Christian people while the community was going through political and social construction and r...