The Requirements to be a Prayer Partner are as follows:

1. Attending our one-day Prayer Partner training at Unity on Cape Cod.
2. Demonstrate a commitment to Unity principles and affirmative prayer as a personal spiritual practice.
3. Show genuine interest in and respect for and the well-being of congregants and other prayer partners.
4. Have a willingness to hold a spiritual space of possibility, trusting that Spirit is ever-present within all situations.

Holding Space:

Holding spiritual space is to hold in consciousness (awareness) a place of infinite possibilities, regardless of the circumstances or situation, knowing the Divine Presence will make a way wherever there is an opening.  We hold God’s presence and power within us in the present moment

As Prayer partners, the more we practice the Presence, the more our consciousness shifts from seeking future good to knowing all good resides here and now.

When we can know for ourselves that God in us is greater than our circumstance, we can then hold that spiritual space for others.

We must be willing to ask for gentle releasing of thoughts, feelings, old beliefs, old concepts of lack and limitation. This clears the space for the golden light of God’s unconditional, limitless love.

Our work as Prayer Partners is to keep our prayer life consistent so Spirit can gently and continually free us of clutter, “Create a clean heart in me, O God!” I invite the activity of the Spirit of God within to suspend all disbelief.

Daily forgiveness of others and ourselves also helps to facilitate our ability to “hold a spiritual space.”  Having compassion for one another and ourselves is essential to maturing spiritually.

Prayer Partner Responsibilities:

1. Have the ability to hold all that you hear in strict confidence.
2. Have a willingness to learn to listen actively and empathetically.
3. Have a willingness to pray for others.
4. Be a member or be willing to become a member at the first available membership class.

Responsibilities:

1. Be willing to maintain a personal prayer life.
2. Be willing to accept and complete each assignment given with a cheerful heart.
3. Be willing to be present at services for Prayer Partner assignments.
4. Be willing to attend orientation and training sessions.

We attend our growth by listening and respect for individuality, honoring fellow Prayer Partner’s growth processes as well as your own.

Seven Attitudes of Affirmative Prayer:

1. Honoring: Honor the one you are praying with.
2. Listening: Deeply listen to the person you are praying with before you enter into prayer.
3. Reflecting: Clarify the need to help direct the prayer.
4. Connecting: Always ask if it is alright to hold hands or to close one’s eyes. Then make the connection to their inner light. It should be the divine meeting with the divine.
5. Use negations and affirmations.
6. Make it personal. Focus the energy on the individual who is present with you.
7. Silence: After the words are spoken, go into the silence together.
8. Give Thanks: Always give thanks in advance for answered prayer.