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Esther was a young Jewish woman who .
saved her people
Mordecai was Esther's
relative
What did Haman want to do?
destroy all the Jews in Persia
To save her people, Esther
pleaded for their lives
When we pray, we raise our to God and request good things from him.
voices and hands
Job was a man who
was struck by misfortune
No matter what happened to Job, he refused to believe that .
God had abandoned him
What happened when Job questioned God?
God asked for Job’s trust.
In the parable of the Persistent Widow, why did the judge make a just decision for the widow?
She kept bothering him with her request.
Jesus taught his disciples about the necessity of praying without becoming .
weary
The Church teaches that we should pray ____
frequently
Humbly and earnestly asking for help is called ____
supplication
Prayer requires ____ , continually praying even when we think God has not responded to us
persistence
A solemn prayer of request is sometimes called a
petition
Prayer arises from ___
faith
Praising God before asking God for something is a ____ custom
Jewish
The ___ or Exsultet, celebrates God’s glorious acts.
Easter
The ____ is sung during Easter Vigil.
Exsultet
The ____ is a Hebrew song that praises God
Dayenu
When we pray we can ___ good things from God.
request
Explain how either the Dayenu or the Exsultet is a prayer of praise.
A Dayenu is a Hebrew song that praises God and expresses that God is so generous that he always gives more than he is asked for. The Exsultet is an Easter Proclamation that celebrates God’s glorious acts. Catholics pray it to recall the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Give an example of a time in your life when you might praise God.
express the idea that we praise God for the good things he gives us.