Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
Week 9: Chapter 8 — Prayer
Read Chapter 8 of Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer. Key passages: Matthew 6:5-13; Luke 11:1-4.
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After grounding us in solitude, Comer moves to prayer — not as a technique to master or a request to file, but as the primary language of a relationship with God.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Comer begins by acknowledging what most Christians feel but are reluctant to admit: prayer is hard, often boring, and frequently feels one-sided. How does naming that difficulty honestly change the conversation about prayer? Have you felt permission before to admit that prayer is hard?
2.He argues that Jesus' disciples had watched people pray their whole lives, but something about *how Jesus prayed* made them ask, "Lord, teach us to pray" (Luke 11:1). What do you think they were observing in Jesus that made his prayer life so striking? What might it suggest about what prayer is meant to look and feel like?
3.Comer explores different dimensions of prayer — adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication — not as a formula but as a range of relational postures. Which of those dimensions comes most naturally to you? Which feels most underdeveloped?
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