In his Sermon on the Mount Jesus said:
When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people will see them. I assure you, that’s the only reward they’ll get. But when you pray, go to your room, shut the door, and pray to your Father who is present in that secret place. Your Father who sees what you do in secret will reward you.
(Matthew 6:5-6 CEB)
But let’s bring it all out into the open...
Let’s talk about prayer!
(In particular personal private prayer, as opposed to mass prayers said aloud in a place of public worship)
Some questions to get going:
What is your religion?
Who do you pray to?
How do you pray?
What do you pray about?
What do you pray for?
How do you address The Almighty?
Do you feel any closer to God when you pray?
Why do you pray?
What do you get out of praying?
Have your prayers ever been answered?
Basically, tell us all about your prayer life!
(I’ll follow this OP up with an account of my own prayer life)
When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people will see them. I assure you, that’s the only reward they’ll get. But when you pray, go to your room, shut the door, and pray to your Father who is present in that secret place. Your Father who sees what you do in secret will reward you.
(Matthew 6:5-6 CEB)
But let’s bring it all out into the open...
Let’s talk about prayer!
(In particular personal private prayer, as opposed to mass prayers said aloud in a place of public worship)
Some questions to get going:
What is your religion?
Who do you pray to?
How do you pray?
What do you pray about?
What do you pray for?
How do you address The Almighty?
Do you feel any closer to God when you pray?
Why do you pray?
What do you get out of praying?
Have your prayers ever been answered?
Basically, tell us all about your prayer life!
(I’ll follow this OP up with an account of my own prayer life)