Sentences with phrase «private prayer time»

I hear Him much better in my private prayer time.

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On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)

Apart from public worship in church or chapel, of which we shall speak separately, the most important times of private prayer are upon awaking, at bedtime, before meals, at irregular intervals through the day, and in a regular, uninterrupted, unhurried period which can be fixed for any convenient time but which ought not to be left to the mercy of circumstance.

Some argue that the time has come to push religious believers out of the public square and confine them to the quiet, private realm of personal prayer and worship.

Moreover, if the Constitution on the Liturgy emphasizes that we ought to «pray without ceasing», this can hardly apply only to liturgical prayer, especially in the case of the laity, who would not have sufficient time for this; and so it may be concluded that in our daily life private and liturgical prayer need certainly not compete with each other.

Yet public worship like private prayer requires time enough to relax before God, center attention upon him and upon holy things, enter into his presence without any sense of pressure.

One of my favorite stories was her best friend (and friend of her husbands) in the army overseas in the Gulf war... Every time the left the armored personal carrier they would routinely have one person of each religion to a quick (and private) prayer for everyone... and even asked the pagan / wiccian of the unit to «work your magic»

Prayer is best done in private during down - time.

I venture to outline a plan, not because there is only one way of doing, but because many people are frankly at a loss to know what to do with a time of private prayer if they set it aside.

«This is a time for prayer, lament, repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation,» Ryken said, beginning with a private reconciliation service for faculty, staff, and students to be held Tuesday evening.

Visitation Monday, Dec. 13, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. until time of prayers at 9:30 a.m. at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., (4 blocks south of Palatine Rd.), Arlington Heights, to St. James Church, 831 N. Arlington Heights Rd., for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment private.

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Praying God that a miracle healing will prevail, and I send thanks for your private prayers at this difficult time.