I agree, everyone does have different methods for praying. What works for one person might not work for another. I also think it depends on the individual person's relationship with God. I also pray in different ways and find that it is best when there are no distractions. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.Mercy Osmond wrote: ↑01 Jun 2021, 08:36 I think everyone have different methods of praying, it just depend on the individual connection with God. For me i pray in different ways, sometimes i talk to God when am in the toilet or when am lying down etc.
What do you think of the different prayers?
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I think all of thise types work. For me, mostly the listening and meditation work. But sometimes you need the scriptures and the written prayers. I find it hard to do all of them at the same time and prefer to focus according to my needs. But it is for each person to try and find the best that works for them.cd20 wrote: ↑15 May 2021, 09:04 Jeff Meyer says we should be very "intentional about including daily rhythms that help you redirect your heart and mind to the One who gave you all that you have." He discusses several different prayers, the listening prayer, the lectio divina (divine reading), 1 @1, memorizing scripture, prayer walking, read written prayers, and then stopping for the daily examen before you go to bed. What do you think of these prayers? Would you do them all, none, or which ones speak to you the most?
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I agree, I think all of these could work, but it is best for each person to figure out what works best for them. I agree that we do need the scriptures as well. I think it would be too distracting and ritualistic if you tried to do all the prayers at one time. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.Eriny Youssef wrote: ↑03 Jun 2021, 11:14I think all of thise types work. For me, mostly the listening and meditation work. But sometimes you need the scriptures and the written prayers. I find it hard to do all of them at the same time and prefer to focus according to my needs. But it is for each person to try and find the best that works for them.cd20 wrote: ↑15 May 2021, 09:04 Jeff Meyer says we should be very "intentional about including daily rhythms that help you redirect your heart and mind to the One who gave you all that you have." He discusses several different prayers, the listening prayer, the lectio divina (divine reading), 1 @1, memorizing scripture, prayer walking, read written prayers, and then stopping for the daily examen before you go to bed. What do you think of these prayers? Would you do them all, none, or which ones speak to you the most?
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I think it is great that you have been able to practice almost all of the prayers and that you know which ones work best for you. I think that is what we all have to do, figure out what posture of praying works best for us. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.Piece Nkem wrote: ↑03 Jun 2021, 14:16 I have almost practiced all of the prayers above. They are different postures of prayer, and they are very relevant in the spiritual world. The one I love practicing is walking prayers.
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Jesus tells us in the Bible the way to pray is "Our Father who is in heaven..." I do not believe that everyone should have to pray the same way or even have a structural prayer, I don't think that leads to unity and equality. Everyone in the world does pray their own way, and you are right in that we don't know each other's religion. Partly because everyone's beliefs are different. Thank you for sharing your opinions.
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I wholeheartedly agree. I think if we tried o do them all every day it would seem ritualistic and not real. It would be more about the ritual and not the relationship. I think we should be spontaneous in our prayers, it makes us more real with ourselves and our Creator. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.sonya01 wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 02:07 I think trying to apply all of these prayers intentionally into one’s day seems almost obsessive and possibly a bit contrived. I would definitely try to incorporate at least one or two into my daily routine, sometimes more and sometimes less as the need arises. A spontaneous way of communicating with my creator is really what I would try to cultivate, which could be at any time and in any manner that presents itself.
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I agree, we each need to do what works for us. Not everyone is open to a prayer walk, yet it works for some people. I think the point is more about communicating with God, than communicating in a certain way. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Elendu Clement wrote: ↑05 Jun 2021, 08:45 I don't think there should be a pattern for prayer. Whichever way you communicate better with God just keep using that pattern and structure
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I think this depends on the person praying. Everyone's life schedule is different and this neccesitates a personalization of prayer patterns. But I think I get what the author is trying to say; he is trying to inspire people to get the utmost out of their prayer lives, but I don't believe we have to follow this list mechanically to attain that.cd20 wrote: ↑15 May 2021, 09:04 Jeff Meyer says we should be very "intentional about including daily rhythms that help you redirect your heart and mind to the One who gave you all that you have." He discusses several different prayers, the listening prayer, the lectio divina (divine reading), 1 @1, memorizing scripture, prayer walking, read written prayers, and then stopping for the daily examen before you go to bed. What do you think of these prayers? Would you do them all, none, or which ones speak to you the most?
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Praying gives peace to our hearts and it's a way to share our problems silently with god.