A. There is another means of obtaining God's grace, and it is prayer. Q. 1099. What is prayer? A. Prayer is the lifting up of our minds and hearts to God, to adore Him, to thank Him for His ...
Jesus said that prayer should be a private time between God and the worshipper. Jesus does not mean that it is wrong to pray with others, but the prayers should be sincere and for the right motives.
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer is the traditional and well loved prayer book of the Anglican Church, used daily in homes and churches throughout the world. Its phrases and vocabulary are widely ...
A recent, controversial study of cardiac patients conducted at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, concludes that this type of prayer -- known as intercessory prayer -- may indeed make a ...
If people know a prayer, it’s the Lord’s Prayer. Even if we don’t always get the words right. Someone recently told me they’d heard one child recite it: “Lead us not into temptation but ...
Some Christians practise meditational prayer. In this type of prayer, a worshipper thinks deeply about God, on their own and in silence. Some Christians, including Quakers, meditate together ...
2) Salah (ritual prayer) Salah or ritual prayer is an essential aspect of Islamic worship and involves conforming to the will of Allah. Muslims pray five times a day, facing the Kaaba in Mecca ...
Yom Kippur offers valuable lessons for Christian prayer, and for four reasons, I see it as a model. In the Yom Kippur service, where Jews seek forgiveness from God and fellow humans against whom ...