adoration ...
          confession ...
                    thanksgiving ...
                              supplication ...

Adoration ... We begin our prayer by praising God for who God is and reminds us that we love God unconditionally.

Confession ... As we move deeper we ask God to reveal our shortcomings and seek to move away from our self-centeredness as we ask God for forgiveness

Thanksgiving ... We accept the forgiveness that is ours and praise God for the blessings we have in our lives and for the difficulties through which we grow

Supplication & Surrender... in 3 parts

1) Prayers of Intercession: We pray for the needs of others
2) Prayers of Petition: We pray for our own needs
3) Amen ... which means SO BE IT!

What is the ACTS prayer? This is the first formal prayer form I learned many long years ago and it is a fine simple way of structuring your prayers ... It covers all of the things we want to say to God. ACTS saved me many time when someone asked me to pray out loud and I got so anxious I could barely remember my own name! At the same time, I would encourage you to move beyond simple prayers as you grow closer and mature in your relationship to God. peace, cindy

A. C. T. S.