Prayer and Spirituality

This part of the course looks at prayer and spirituality and the relationship between the two. 


4. Exercise - what do I mean by spirituality?

4.1. Exercise - what do I mean by spirituality? - 2

Go to this website: 

https://www.dreamstime.com/ 

Type the word ‘spirituality’ in the search box in the middle of the page. If a message comes up offering you a free account just shut it down (by clicking on the X in the top right-hand corner of that box) as you can search without having an account.

Press enter and wait for the images to appear. Scroll down the page and have a look at some of the images. Think about these questions:

  • which do you feel most closely portray a spiritual experience for you?
  • are there any that you don’t feel portray a spiritual experience? Why? 

If you have time, try the exercise below too: 

Go to: https://www.flickr.com/

In the search box in the top right-hand corner type the word ‘spirituality’. Press enter and wait for the images to load. 

Scroll down the page and have a look at some of the images. Think about these questions:

  • which do you feel most closely portray a spiritual experience for you?
  • are there any that you don’t feel portray a spiritual experience? Why?

Do the same kind of images appear? What might this tell you about ideas of ‘spirituality’?