Prayer Essays (Examples)
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The Differences In Religions And Their Burial Rituals
… time of death focuses primarily on preparing the body. This includes the practice of washing the body, ritual purification, and dressing the body. Prayers from the Torah are read: the book of Psalms, Isaiah, Zechariah and others are common. The precise steps in the preparation of the … prepare spiritually for death (Sheikh, Gatrad).
The Burial
Traditionally in the Roman Catholic religion, the deceased will receive a Requiem Mass, which includes prayers for the dead at the foot of the altar. A procession would begin at the house of the deceased, with the priest reading … prepare the body for a layout (a wake), where a priest may or may not come to lead a rosary and recite the prayers for the dead. A funeral mass will be held typically the day after the layout and a procession will occur from the church …
Conclusion
The burial rites of……
References
Works Cited
Brener, Anne. Mourning and Mitzvah: A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner’s Path Through Grief to Healing. Jewish Lights/Turner Publishing, 2017.
Goldstein, Z. “The Jewish Burial.” https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/368092/jewish/The-Burial.htm
Goodman, Arnold M. A Plain Pine Box: A Return to Simple Jewish Funerals and Eternal Traditions. Ktav Publishing House, 2003.
Reform Judaism. https://www.funeralwise.com/customs/jewish/reform/
Sheikh, Aziz, and Abdul Rashid Gatrad, eds. Caring for Muslim patients. Radcliffe Publishing, 2008.
Siddiqui, Abdul Hamid. Sahih Muslim. Peace Vision, 2012.
Toner, Patrick. "Extreme Unction." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909.
Wilde, Melissa J. Vatican II: A sociological analysis of religious change. Princeton University Press, 2018.
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Self Assessment Plan For Future Ministry Theology
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Multiple times in His earthly ministry, Christ retreats from His ministerial demands to draw into a deeper and intimate relationship with God through prayer.[footnoteRef:3] Following His baptism, for instance, Christ retreated into the wilderness, where He spends 40 days and nights fasting and praying for God to … it is important for ministers to retreat into solitude once in a while to seek spiritual renewal and a reconnection with God through prayer. After retreating to pray in Mark 1: 35, Christ returned and told His disciples that it was time to move to another town.[footnoteRef:4] … pray in Mark 1: 35, Christ returned and told His disciples that it was time to move to another town.[footnoteRef:4] Thus, retreat and prayer provide a means to reestablish intimacy with God so that his purpose and will is made clearer. Retreat and prayer is to be complemented with continued reading of the……
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Bibliography
Gates, Jeffery. “Self-Care: A Christian Perspective.” Evangelical Review of Theology 35, no. 1 (January 2015): 4-17.
Lassman, Ernie. “The Importance of Continuing Education for Pastors.” Concordia Theological Seminary Journal 19, no. 1 (March 2015): 1-5.
Lish, Allen, Trice Pamela, Root, Alicia, and Gilbert, Nicole. “Care for Pastors: Learning from Clergy and their Spouses.” Faculty Publications – Graduate school of Clinical Psychology, Paper 152 (2005): https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1197&context=gscp_fac
Shirley, Chris. “It Takes a Church to Make a Disciple: An Integrative Model of Discipleship for the Church.” Southwestern Journal of Theology 50, no. 2 (Spring 2008): 207-24.
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The First Epistle Of John
...Prayer Main Idea and Outline
1 John 5:13-21: John concludes his letter with a few parting thoughts on the faith of the believers and the confidence they should have in God, as well as encouragement to avoid sin and idolatry, pray for sinners, and flee the world, which is ruled by the devil, and be a true Son of Jesus Christ.
I. John describes why he wrote the epistle (v. 13)
II. John explains why his audience should have faith (vv. 14-15)
III. John urges his audience to pray for sinners that they might convert and identifies a difference between two types of sin (vv. 16-19)
a. the Sin that leads to Death (v. 16)
b. the Sin that does not lead to Death (v. 17)
c. John also alludes to life of grace that exists in the soul when one is faithful to God (vv. 18-19)
IV. John concludes with……
References
Bibliography
1 John 5:13-21
Akin, Daniel L. 1, 2, 3 John (NAC). Nashville: Broadman& Holman, 2001.
Balz, Horst and Gerhard Schneider, eds. Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament, 3 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990-93.
Derickson, Gary W. 1, 2 and 3 John (EEC). Bellingham, WA: Lexham and Logos Bible Software, 2014.
Duvall, J. Scott, and J. Daniel Hays. Grasping God\\\\\\'s Word: A hands-on approach to reading, interpreting, and applying the Bible. Zondervan Academic, 2012.
Harris, Stephen L., Understanding the Bible (Palo Alto: Mayfield, 1985) \\\\\\"1 John,\\\\\\" p. 355–356
Parker, D. C. An Introduction to the New Testament Manuscripts and Their Texts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance: New American Standard Bible. Updated ed. La Habra: Lockman Foundation, 1995. http://www.biblestudytools.com/concordances/strongs-exhaustive-concordance/
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Leadership In Spiritual Dimensions
… and consistency and as Barton (2018) shows, this means having a spiritual rhythm that is ingrained in one’s daily life. Making sure that prayer is central to this rhythm is one way to go about setting the rhythm in place, but another way is to be habitual … am where God wants me to be. Establishing a spiritual rhythm is what is missing in my life, and making a habit of prayer in the morning, afternoon and night is the best way to orient myself towards the will of God (Barton, 2018; Houghton, Neck & ……
References
References
Barton, R. H. (2018). Strengthening the soul of your leadership. InterVarsity Press.
Boa, K. D. (2001). Conformed to his image. Zondervan.
Cashman, K. (2017). Leadership from the inside out (3rd ed.). Berrett-Koehler,Publishers.
Chandler, D. J. (2014). Christian spiritual formation. InterVarsity Press.
Houghton, J. D., Neck C.P., & Krishnakumar, S. (2016). The what, why, and how of spirituality in the workplace revisited: a 14-year update and extension. Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, 13(3), 177-205.
King, S. N., Altman, D. G., & Lee, R. J. (2011). Discovering the leader in you: How to realize your leadership potential. Jossey-Bass.
Sweeney, P. J., & Fry, L. W. (2012). Character through spiritual leadership. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 64(2), 89-107.
Van Velsor, E., McCauley, C. D., & Ruderman, M. N. (2010). Handbook of leadership development. Jossey-Bass.
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Self Care Action Plan
...Prayer A Self Care Plan for Preventing Burnout at Work
Abstract/Summary
An action plan is a way to establish a step-by-step guide for oneself to follow in order to achieve a goal. The main goal for this action plan is self-care. There are six areas of self-care that this action plan focuses on: physical, emotional, cognitive, social, financial and spiritual. The action plan identifies three sub goals within each area and describes the steps that I will take to reach those goals. This specific action plan was chosen to prevent me from becoming burned out at work. Self-care is important as psychologists and even the bible have shown. This paper provides support for the plan using scholarly sources, books, and other reference material, and the action plan shows why the goals and steps described are helpful in my self-care plan.
Outline of the Action Plan
This Action Plan will go through……
References
References
Baumeister, R. F., Campbell, J. D., Krueger, J. I., &Vohs, K. D. (2003). Does high self-esteem cause better performance, interpersonal success, happiness, or healthier lifestyles? Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 4(1), 1–44.
Cosentino, B. W. (2020). Loving Yourself. How to raise your self-esteem.
Dall’Ora, C., Griffiths, P. & Ball, J. (2016). 12-hour shifts: burnout or job satisfaction? Nursing Times, 112(12/13), 1-2.
Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370.
National Academy of Medicine. (2019). Valid and Reliable Survey Instruments to Measure Burnout, Well-Being, and Other Work-Related Dimensions. Retrieved from https://nam.edu/valid-reliable-survey-instruments-measure-burnout-well-work-related-dimensions/
Nursing Theories. (2012). Retrieved from http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/self_care_deficit_theory.html
Orem, D.E. (1991). Nursing: Concepts of practice (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby-Year Book Inc.
Robinson, R. B., & Frank, D. I. (1994). The relation between self-esteem, sexual activity, and pregnancy. Adolescence, 29(113), 27–35.
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Lifelong Learning Plan For A Healthcare Administrator
...Prayer Lifelong Learning Plan
Mission
I have both personal and professional reasons for wanting to develop a lifelong learning plan. I am in Clarksville, TN, near the Army post at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and am currently a federal employee—but my goal is, upon completing my Master Degree in Health Care Administration, to work in the Army Substance Abuse program. This is my goal because in my childhood I saw my mother struggle with substance abuse and experienced what it is like to grow up in that kind of environment. While she struggled with addiction, my brothers and I bounced from post to post—there was a lot of instability and we all suffered as a result of it. I would like to run a facility where the children of such situations can reside with their sole custody parent. It would be a facility that holistically treats the addicted parent and helps with……
References
References
Freeman, E. (2001). Substance Abuse Intervention, Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Systems Change: Helping Individuals, Families, and Groups to Empower Themselves. Columbia University Press.
Maxwell, J. (1998). The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.
Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks: CA: Sage Publications.
Stogdill, R. M. (1948). Personal factors associated with leadership: A survey of the literature. Journal of Psychology, 25, 35–71.
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Schizophrenia
… if one knows that one should be following Christ rather than following Satan.
The best treatment for this kind of suffering is through prayer and fasting, which doubles as a preventive measure. However, in some cases, spiritual intervention may be required, as in an exorcism. Because the … and age has treated it differently—some by trying to soothe the soul through music, others by treating the physiology through food; others through prayer, and others through electroshock. From the standpoint of the Bible, faith, prayer and fasting can put one on the straight and narrow so that the “split mind” personality is avoided. Future research on the topic ……
References
References
DSM. (2013). American Psychiatric Association. Retrieved from https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm
Dhindsa, R. S., & Goldstein, D. B. (2016). Schizophrenia: from genetics to physiology at last. Nature, 530(7589), 162.
Ho, R. T. H., Chan, C. K. P., Lo, P. H. Y., Wong, P. H., Chan, C. L. W., Leung, P. P. Y.,
& Chen, E. Y. H. (2016). Understandings of spirituality and its role in illness recovery in persons with schizophrenia and mental-health professionals: a qualitative study. BMC psychiatry, 16(1), 86.
Kinter, E. T. (2009). Identifying treatment preferences of patients with schizophrenia in Germany: An application of patient-centered care. The Johns Hopkins University.
Lee, H. S., Corbera, S., Poltorak, A., Park, K., Assaf, M., Bell, M. D., ... & Choi, K. H. (2018). Measuring theory of mind in schizophrenia research: Cross-cultural validation. Schizophrenia research, 201, 187-195.
Leucht, S., Cipriani, A., Spineli, L., Mavridis, D., Örey, D., Richter, F., Samara, M., Barbui, C., Engel, R.R., Geddes, J.R. and Kissling, W. (2013). Comparative efficacy and tolerability of 15 antipsychotic drugs in schizophrenia: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis. The Lancet, 382(9896), 951-962.
Maatz, A., Hoff, P., & Angst, J. (2015). Eugen Bleuler's schizophrenia—a modern perspective. Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 17(1), 43.
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Leadership In The New Testament Issues Faced By Christ And Outcomes
… do so away from prying eyes, Christ was sympathetic and met with him at night when no one was watching. Christ answered the prayers of those who had faith in Him and…[break]…with prayer and then set about fulfilling the mission that was given Him. It was a horrible mission of pain and suffering and humiliation. But ……
References
References
Levine, A. J. (2016). Mary Marshall. The Portrayals of the Pharisees in the Gospels and Acts. Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, 11(1).
Pelser, A. C. (2019). Temptation, Virtue, and the Character of Christ. Faith and Philosophy, 36(1), 81-101.
Yngvason, Y. R., Jonasson, H. I., & Ingason, H. T. (2013). Jesus Christ as a project leader. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 74, 398-407.
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Death Penalty In Canada
...Prayer Should Canada reinstate the death penalty for planned and premeditated murder What is your position and why
Why are people punished for their crimes? What is the driving idea behind punitive sentencing in criminal justice? Is life behind bars somehow to be considered more humane of a sentence for a person who commits premeditated murder? Or is knowing that one will never again have his freedom a worse punishment than death? Obviously these are all subjective questions and people will have different views on the matter, so it is important to define one’s own approach to the question. If one is talking about preferences and whether it is better to give up one’s life than to live the rest of one’s days in prison, one might go either way. But if one is talking about the issue of capital punishment from an ethical point of view, it is an approach……
References
Works Cited
Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood. NY: Vintage, 1994.
Holmes, A. Ethics: Approaching moral decisions. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2007.
Hursthouse, Rosalind. “Virtue Ethics.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2016. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-virtue/
Kronenwetter, M. Capital Punishment: A Reference Handbook. CA: ABC-CLIO, 2001.
Robbins, Tim, dir. Dead Man Walking. Gramercy Pictures, 1995. Film.
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Sexual Addiction And Treatment
… a good first step in conquering his addiction. Still, as Gilbert (2014) points out, attempting to overcome this type of addiction without using prayer or acknowledging a higher power and the need for external assistance (i.e., grace) may be like fighting a losing battle. Even in Alcoholics ……
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References
Brand, M., Snagowski, J., Laier, C., & Maderwald, S. (2016). Ventral striatum activity when watching preferred pornographic pictures is correlated with symptoms of Internet pornography addiction. Neuroimage, 129, 224-232.
Doweiko, H. E. (2015). Concepts of chemical dependency (9th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
Gilbert, D. (2014). The Novena to St. Boniface of Tarsus: A Pastoral Program for Addressing Sexual Addiction in Colonial Mexico. Catholic Social Science Review, 19: 87-109.
Laaser, M. (2004). Healing the wounds of sexual addiction. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Manley, G., & Koehler, J. (2001). Sexual behavior disorders: Proposed new classification in the DSM-V. Sexual Addiction &Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 8(3-4), 253-265.
McKeague, E. L. (2014). Differentiating the female sex addict: A literature review focused on themes of gender difference used to inform recommendations for treating women with sex addiction. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 21(3), 203-224.
Park, B., Wilson, G., Berger, J., Christman, M., Reina, B., Bishop, F., ... & Doan, A. (2016). Is Internet pornography causing sexual dysfunctions? A review with clinical reports. Behavioral Sciences, 6(3), 17.
Young, K., Pistner, M.,O’Mara, J., & Buchanan, J. (2009). Cyber disorders: the mental health concern for the new millennium. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 2(5), 475-479.
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