Evidently men still need to
learn about prayer.
You see, most people
learn about prayer by listening to others pray, and this often leads to some very bad prayer habits and practices.
It's where
I learned about prayer as breath and work and presence.
Not exact matches
unfortunately (for you), more Americans are
learning about fasting, monotheism, daily
prayer and family values of Islam, than they are
about taqiyya and sharia!!
I find myself
learning more and more
about my emotions, my thoughts, my viewpoints and my deep heart - wrenched
prayers through writing.
Of course, there are things we need to
learn about family and God that does come from the scriptures and church and
prayer and revelation.
- Pope to Mass of millions: Get out of church — What we
learned about Pope Francis in Brazil — Massive crowd attends
prayer service with pope — Why millennials are leaving the church — Pope Francis tells youth that faith cures discontent — «Slum pope» visits Brazil's poor — X.XX Church pastor: Weiner is an addict, not a joke — Security raised to «high risk» for pope in Brazil — A nightmare day for the pope's security detail — Explosive found near site pope
If there is one thing we
learn from the Lord's
prayer in Luke 11:1, it is that the best ways to think
about prayer is to view it as simply having a conversation with God.
I
learned something
about what is possible at St. John's Abbey in Minnesota, just after morning
prayer.
For many people the hardest thing
about learning to pray is finding time, space, privacy, quiet and energy for
prayer.
The more we listen to God, and the more we
learn about how he does answer our
prayers and guide our lives, we
learn more
about what to ask for, how to use his gifts, and how to trust him through good or bad times.
A little sentence that came to me in
prayer has helped me
learn to be less timid
about asking and receiving: «Let yourself be blessed.»
In addition to studying her work and meditating on her
prayers,
learn about her life.
The more we listen to God, and the more we
learn about how he does answer our
prayers and guide our lives, the more we
learn more
about what to ask for, how to use his gifts, and how to trust him through good or bad times.
The main reason a church might want to consider letting
prayer meetings cease is that even when
prayer meetings are healthy and people don't
learn bad types of praying, they still teach people bad habits
about prayer.
«If there is one thing I've
learned about loving people in the last five years, it's that nobody wants to be featured as a
prayer point in your newsletter.
We have so much to
learn about turning
prayer from a tedious activity in a cold church hall into an adventure of hope and creativity.
From reporting in The Texas Observer and The Texas Monthly, I
learned about the Dominionist supporters of Rick Perry, including a number of evangelists to whom Perry gave leading roles in his huge public
prayer service, called the Response, early this month.
They might be some of the best places to go to
learn about powerful
prayer, costly discipleship, death to self, life in community.
I
learned about all sorts of management techniques, from talk - therapy, to meditation, to hormones, to surgery, to
prayer, to vitamins, to exercise... and experimented with them all.
But by the time my semester came to an end, I
learned some wholly unexpected lessons
about the transformative power of
prayer in a jail setting;
about the effects on the body of such personal transformation; and
about this country's systemic racism and how it is in some ways coterminous with the attempt to prevent or repress such transformation.
It's pretty bad when, despite all our Bible study,
prayer, and theological reading and writing, we have to
learn about grace from those who don't believe in God, who have been kicked out of our churches, and who feel only judgment and condemnation from us.
Bondi shares what she has
learned about the practice of
prayer from her study of Christian monks of ancient Egypt.
Along with the Fishing
Prayer, another thing I
learned about at the Fishing Training Conference was the importance of writing up a document called the «Strategic Help In Training People to Love Angling Now» (SHITPLAN for short).
In striving to nurture a gentle and quiet spirit, I've
learned a lot
about contemplative
prayer, which is something I would like to continue to practice after the project is over.
As a Christian, I grew up
learning about traditional forms of spiritual practices, such as
prayer and fasting.
By reading it, you will
learn that many of the common beliefs
about prayer are simply wrong.
Johny Johny, yes Papa... Now dear Johny, Santa will be very pleased that you have
learnt this nursery rhyme so well (
Prayer really changes things) But since Christmas is far, how
about learning something new as well?
And those who do live the life of the community, seeking to appropriate for themselves its central affirmations, yet unconcerned
about the peripheral, secondary, and now and again misleading assertions and practices that have often been associated with those essentials; those who
learn gradually to join in its
prayers and receive the sacraments, and to read the Bible with open, earnest, yet critical minds; those who endeavor with heart and soul to express in daily life the Christian principle of life «in Christ» — such men and women will find increasingly that they genuinely belong.
What can we
learn from this
prayer about how to pray like Jesus?
If you want to
learn more
about this sort of
prayer, I highly recommend The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence.
What I am
learning is
prayer is
about tuning our heart, mind, body and soul to God's melody.
If you are at all interested in
learning more
about how and why people who love Jesus — why long time faithful disciples who have a high view of Scripture with a deeply Christian ethic around sexuality — are arriving at this conclusion, I would commend to you a season of bible study and theological reading and
prayer in company with the Holy Spirit and the body of Christ.
(2) To give recovered alcoholics the means of better
learning about the eleventh step, namely, «to seek through
prayer and meditation to improve their conscious contact with God.»
For those interested in
learning more
about contemplative
prayer, Jim Borst, author of Coming to God in the Stillness breaks it down into twelve steps, from silence through to forgiveness and intercession.
If Christians accept that God has ordained our democracy, we then desire to possess a character of civic engagement that reflects this fact, driving us to
learn about our society and to consider in
prayer the best course for our nation.
If you want to
learn more
about prayer, or want to get another perspective on
prayer, this book is a good place to start.
By looking at these short descriptions of Paul's
prayers, we can
learn a few things
about how to pray like Paul.
You can
learn a lot
about prayer, both how to pray and how not to pray, by studying the
prayers of key people in Scripture.
By this point I had finally settled into the silence, using some tips I'd
learned from the Benedictines
about contemplative
prayer.
From this text we
learn five things
about the how to use
prayer in Spiritual Warfare.
wow... the 35m on xhaka was just another vanity purchase then and ramsey over carzola!!!!!... wenger will never
learn... cant see this team beating lpool... and lack of pace at back will be big concern given their forward options... so its more
about the power of
prayer
As we
learn more
about the senseless and tragic shooting in Florida, my
prayers are with the victims and all the students, teachers, law enforcement and families impacted by this violent attack.
Now we've got a whole video for you to watch and
learn all
about Kineto Wireless» UMA feature and begin your rain dance
prayers that T - Mobile will adopt this feature.
I wrote that book on the heels of my wedding and honeymoon, sent it off to an editor,
learned all
about self - publishing, and then released it on a hope and a
prayer, and lots and lots of expectations.
«Visitors can observe the
prayer,
learn more
about the customs and ask questions.
Via the Law and Magic blog I
learned today
about a new strategy for small business owners who are trying to boost their chances of staying in business in a tough economy: multifaith
prayer.
You can
learn more
about Brantley's loving - kindness
prayer beads at www.seedsofkindness.biz.
Let me assume that you are not talking
about prayer with this couple because you are unwilling to accept them as different, and you are not talking
about prayer because you are trying to force them to change...... rather you are talking
about prayer because ~ from your personal experience ~ it is one of many topics (communication skills, managing finances, dealing with family of origin issues, family planning, etc, etc) that couples need to
learn / practice if they are going to be successful in the vocation of Christian marriage.