Prayer Guide
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Let’s first look at possible short prayers each personality may say:
Sensing- Judging (SJ)
ISTJ:  God, help me to begin relaxing about little details tomorrow at 11:41:32am

ESTJ:  God, help me to not try to RUN everything. But, if You need some help, just ask!

ISFJ:  Lord, help me to be more laid back, and help me to do it exactly RIGHT!

ESFJ:  LORD, GIVE ME PATIENCE AND I MEAN RIGHT NOW!
(SJ) Sensing- Judging:
Ignatian temperament
We have already studied this style of prayer so I will give a brief overview followed by guidelines as to how to pray this as a temperament prayer. As you may remember St. Ignatius of Loyola used the senses of the imagination while meditating on a Bible passage. You will place yourself in the scene where you become a part of it. “Try to imagine what you might see… what you might hear… and what the persons in the scene might be doing.  At each point in the contemplation, try to draw some practical fruit from the reflection for your own life today. What changes and challenges does your reflection on the event furnish?

This pattern is especially appealing to the Sensing-Judging personality and can be found reflected in the Epistle of James where a sense of duty is strongly presented. We can also see this in the Gospel of Matthew, where the evangelist emphasizes how Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament hope and the continuity we have with the past in the Hebrew Scriptures.

A deliberate, conscious effort has to be made to develop hope and trust and to look on the optimistic side of the Good News of the Gospel. Frequent meditation or reflection on the Resurrection of Jesus rather than constant recall of the Passion and Death is recommended to the Sensing-Judging personality.1
Guidelines:
  1. Prepare yourself as before, find a relaxing spot and center
  2. Select a favorite Bible passage and read it through two or three times. Some suggestions:
    1. Luke 10: 38-42
    2. Luke 18: 9-14 (are you the Pharisee or the Publican?)
    3. Luke 24: 13-35
    4. Mark 9:14-29
  3. Put yourself in the scene, sense your surroundings
  4. Focus on Jesus, Make note of what He is saying or doing
  5. Imagine Jesus speaking to you or maybe even healing you.
  6. Through this process you should try to discover a sense of Jesus’ love for you.
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1Taken and adapted from http://www.msgr.ca/msgr/WEBPrayerHANDBOOK_4_ignatian_prayer.htm Highland Shepherd Episcopal Anglican Church. The Reverend Canon Jim Irvine, Canon of ChristChurch Cathedral.


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