Since at this moment the participants do not still have testimonies to share, the organizer should give his own. This will also serve as samples for them for the next morning. d) Listening to the reading of God's Word e) Greeting one another as brothers and sisters in the Lord as we sing the song of fellowship, "OH ILOVE YOU WITH THE LOVE Of THE LORD." N.B. However, the highest form of praise we can give to God is the Holy Mass. This is so because in the Holy Mass we offer Jesus Himselfas our praise to the Father. That is why our attendance at the prayer meeting should lead us to love the Holy Mass. 4. Why raise up the hands in prayer? a) Because this is a sign of humility on our part. We raise up our hands in surrender to the Lord. By this posture we tell the Lord that we need Him and that we have opened our wholeselves to Him for Him to take over. b) Because from the Word of God we know this posture is pleasing to the Lord. Exodus 17: 8-13 Here we are told that when the hands of Moses were lifted up in prayer, the Israelites were winning the battle against the army of Amalek. But when his hands went down, the Israelites were defeated. 120