Not exact matches
«Five
days before my mother died, she gave me a journal that contained 10 years» worth of
prayers and words of wisdom she had been writing down,»
says Taylor.
We may all try to
say our
prayers and take our vitamins, but at the end of the
day, most of us may find ourselves caught in the clutches of some unhealthy habits.
«It's a sad
day for the National Guard, and our thoughts and
prayers are with the families of everyone involved and everyone with the National Guard as we work through this,» he
said.
WASHINGTON (AP)-- President Donald Trump celebrated the National
Day of
Prayer by announcing a White House initiative that he
said would underpin policies recognizing the «vital role» of religion in the country.
So, Reality, I guess I should have just lived with my fused bones like the surgeons
said instead of spending just an hour in
prayer for 3
days & being healed in hours.
Other faiths believe in burning candles or
saying prayers in behalf of the dead — the Latter -
day Saints believe in the same concept, but taken to the next level: that we really can open a portal to salvation for every human on earth, if they want it.
The Justice Department's official filing of a «notice to appeal» Thursday came as no surprise, after White House spokesman Matt Lehrich
said following the ruling that President Obama intends to recognize this year's National
Day of
Prayer, which is May 6.
The Book Of Hours has an enamelled gold metal cover studded with gems such as rubies, turquoise and tourmaline and contains parchment painted with 20 religious images and
prayers to be
said throughout the
day.
I suppose that Supreme Court Justice Sandra
Day O'Connor might
say that such use of the Bible and
prayer are merely «solemnizations» bereft of religious or sectarian content.
He
said that would include «
prayer throughout the
day and the liturgy of the hours, morning
prayer, evening
prayer, Mass every
day.»
Bishop Barron goes on to
say that «both Dorothy
Day and Mrs. Dawson intuited the properly subversive nature of the way Catholics gather for
prayer.»
Your holiest look down upon the sinners, your
prayers are scripted, your music is pre-planned out, you adhere to a schedule and you meet at specific times on a specific
day as if to
say... «if we arrive at church at 9:30 Sunday morning, God will meet us in this place.»
For a long time the Temple in Jerusalem was actually a sacred place, it even was the most sacred place on earth, because the God of Israel had promised, to be present at the Temple (1 Kings 8, 29: That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and
day, [even] toward the place of which thou hast
said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the
prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.).
Holloway, after investing much
prayer and time in him,
said he saw him one
day engaged in a lustful action with a girl in a park, and after that the lad lost all interest in God.
All one can do is suggest that immediately upon getting up in the morning, while dressing or (for a man) while shaving, it is perfectly possible to
say some appropriate
prayers of aspiration and self - commitment for the
day.
No problem if they
say a different
prayer every
day.
If anyone had
said to me in 2005 that a decade later I would be
saying prayers every night and working at a religious magazine during the
day, I would have laughed.
I appreciate Benson's reminder that these
prayers are not meant to be
said alone and indeed are very difficult to
say alone: «One of the keys to the discipline of the
prayer of the office is the realization that... we are joining our voices with a great multitude unknown to us who are marking the same office at the same time each
day.»
Personally i think those specific
prayers are a distraction most of the times we pray these
prayers because its what we think we need and often thats not the case.The better way is to just trust the holy spirit let him lead i think we miss the awesomeness of doing it Gods way its easy not difficult.The struggle is difficult when we are walking by the flesh and trying to do it our way.When i got to the point where i
said to the God i am not going to do it my way anymore and i submit to you because know whats best for me.Change me and when i feel the wrong desires or temptation to walk by the flesh i just
say Lord you know i am weak and i can not live a christian life without you help me.As soon as i do that it is effortless theres no struggle thats how we should grow.I am excited with what God is doing in my life he has opened his word i am seeing the fruit of his life impacting mine and i am changing
day by
day.I am walking by faith and not slipping back into my old desires i know what it means to be an overcomer sin does not have dominion over me anymore.In myself i can not boast because it is the power of God at work in my life and i give all the praise back to God.brentnz
«What we're doing with Novena is
saying, «Why don't we dedicate nine
days to
prayer?»
I will believe that religion adds anything positive to mankind the
day I read a published paper where a scientist
says «I prayed for a breakthrough and god answered my
prayers»
In the same address, she goes on to
say, «It is my
prayer this Christmas
Day that his example and teaching will continue to bring people together to give the best of themselves in the service of others.»
His parables frequently end with a «punch line» that presents a challenge to conventional expectation: the scorned Samaritan is the «good» one who proves neighbor to the victim on the Jericho Road; those who come to work late at the harvest are provided the same reward as those who toiled all
day; the wayward prodigal son is the one who is feasted; the
prayer of a repentant sinner is more acceptable to God than that of a righteous Pharisee.9 Shorter
sayings make the same point: A camel could pass through a needle's eye more easily than a person of great wealth can enter into God's inbreaking realm (Mt 19:24).
Commenting on the
prayer for bread and forgiveness of debts in the Lord's Prayer, J. Kloppenborg says, «Bread and debt were, quite simply the two most immediate problems facing the Galilean peasant, day laborer and non-elite urb
prayer for bread and forgiveness of debts in the Lord's
Prayer, J. Kloppenborg says, «Bread and debt were, quite simply the two most immediate problems facing the Galilean peasant, day laborer and non-elite urb
Prayer, J. Kloppenborg
says, «Bread and debt were, quite simply the two most immediate problems facing the Galilean peasant,
day laborer and non-elite urbanite.
Since we no longer start the school
day with a
prayer or
saying the pledge of alliance why should there be a Muslim holiday added to the school calendar??
«I
say the Lord's
Prayer every
day.
For me I do believe in the Sacraments and the role they play in Salvation - Jesus did change wine into this blood and the bread into his body during the last supper and told believers to do this in his memory and he did foreshadow what would happen on the Cross he gave up his life so we maybe could be saved, because not all who profess Christ is Lord or believe in God will be saved, there are many people who claim they can abuse, sleep around, steal, cheat and that they'll still go to heave because 1
day they
said the sinner's
prayer, actions speak louder then words.
When asked what he did on really busy
days, he
said that he would spend four hours in
prayer.
I know people who have kept a little rock in their pocket and several times a
day they pull the rock out and
say a
prayer.
The church statement also
said: «In the meantime, know that our
prayers for strength and comfort for each of you will continue, as well as our
prayers for God's help as we navigate the upcoming
days and months together.
Martin Luther once
said that he tried to spend two hours every
day in
prayer, but if he was really busy, he would spend three.
Said Vilsack, «I get on my knees every
day and I'm
saying an extra
prayer now.
There is therefore nothing new nor striking in the fact that Jesus and his disciples prayed; the religious Jew had — very probably even in Jesus» time a
prayer which he must
say three times a
day, the so - called «Eighteen Benedictions.»
This
prayer, which O'Connor
said she prayed every
day, ends with an image of heaven as a home «beyond the region of thunder, in a land that is always peaceful, always serene and bright with the resplendent glory of God.»
The
prayers should be
said on the funeral
day, the seventh
day, and the second, third, and seventh week.
Jamie Sewell, a leader of the church,
said the purpose of their «
Day of
Prayer» is to pray for peace and justice amidst the tragedy.
Paul
says, «A woman who is really widowed and left without anybody can give herself up to God in hope and consecrate all her
days and nights to petitions and meetings for
prayer» (1 Tim.
Jefferson in his many words is todays paul by basically testifying to a lost society by preaching «The heart «that is what God wants not the shell which will rott away.I can stand with this truth until the
day I die because I also have had disagreements in my church about this same topic.I dispise religion and encourage salvation which come from having a relationship with Jesus.Many may ask how do i have a relationship with him?by simply asking God through
prayer, not what we know as pray but simply given up and telling God he win.That is what being righteous means
saying «lord your're right and i will believe and obey that.Last i will like to thank jefferson for this clip, becuase for so long I have been feeling like todays churches in not like the first churches.They are stuck into their four cornered walls preaching to those who already obtain the word and people who already think they are perfect, but what about the weak and the sinners who we are suppose to love, go after, preach to, help and deliver the same way as Christ camed for the sinners so do we also be like him.Jefferson basically telling all us young people and old no matter who have suffered in the world, the church, or no matter what party or the past that there is hope and «God wants that person» not the sin but the person.Jefferson wants us to know that God can become personal with us and we do exist or can exist in the christian world not because we are perfect but because «he is perfect and he saw our broken spirits and rescued us!
Only four lines («hallowed be thy name / thy kingdom come / give us this
day our daily bread / and forgive us our debts») may be paraphrases things Jesus actually
said during his lifetime, though it is unlikely Jesus ever put these lines together in a single
prayer.
Tried to talk with them about it, but they're too busy asking me for things, and they never get around to listening... wouldn't like what I'd
say if they did shut up for moment... think I'll send a mass email... (no, did that the other
day to another group of my followers, the ones who continue to blame Satan and the Atheists for getting
prayer and «God» out of the public schools... they just deleted the email as SPAM: 0 -LRB-...
I swear to God I know mother cleaned it, but it looked exactly like it did the
day I left,» Perry
said at a May fundraising event for a Christian
prayer rally he helped organize.
Dr John Sentamu
says prayers are
said for Claudia Lawrence every
day at Bishopthorpe Chapel.
At Sunday services
prayers were
said for God's guidance ahead of the vote and churches across Scotland have been invited to stay open for the duration of polling
day.
When the disciples first learned this
prayer, they did not know that the
day was coming when their Lord would offer them bread,
saying, «This is my body.»
And many other comments
said that the «Our Father» is the
prayer we Americans should pray on our National Day of P
prayer we Americans should pray on our National
Day of
PrayerPrayer.
Mr Thornley told the Australian Daily Telegraph: «He read the Bible every
day and would always
say a
prayer to bless every plane he flew and keep him and his passengers safe before flying.
It is not realised that nearly one thousand million Moslems are entirely wedded tothe idea of repetition in the Salah, when turning to Mecca five times a
day; or the Tibetan lama when he
says his
prayers, and all the followers of Eastern meditation.
I believe she is refering to the very Vocal Churches and Christians who have for 30 years been hollaring and screamin about the issues of
prayer in public schools abortions and the anti- gay verbage we been hearing for so long... nearly every
day somthing is beign
said on these issues you must be mr. van winkle..
Instead, he
said, «I face each
day with a
prayer.»