Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home by Richard J. Foster
Week 5: Moving Upward — Adoration & Meditation
Read Chapters 7–8 of Prayer by Richard Foster ("Adoration" and "Meditation").
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The upward movement of prayer turns our attention fully toward God — not with requests, but with wonder. These chapters invite us into the ancient practices of adoration and meditation, and ask what it would mean to simply delight in God.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Foster describes adoration as the 'noblest activity' a human being can engage in — pure, undiluted praise that seeks nothing from God but God himself. Is this kind of prayer natural to you, or does it feel forced? What makes pure adoration difficult?
2.Foster points out that adoration is different from thanksgiving — thanksgiving focuses on what God has done for us, while adoration focuses on who God is. Can you think of a prayer or a moment of worship in your own experience that felt like true adoration? What was it like?
3.Foster says that adoration reorients our entire inner life — that people who regularly adore God begin to see everything differently. Do you find this to be true? What happens to your perspective when you spend time simply praising God?
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