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prayer

  1. JDMS

    What is your relationship with/thoughts on prayer?

    EDIT: This is specifically about request type prayers, as defined "a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God/gods or an object of worship." Sorry for any confusion. Feel free to talk about other types of prayer, just be aware that this is the main focus of the thread...
  2. questfortruth

    Let us pray to save humanity?

    DEBATE IS WELCOMED ON THE THEME "CAN WE PRAY FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD, IT INCLUDES PEOPLE IN RUSSIA AND THEIR PUTIN?" We all want the best for our world. The way to do it is to pray for the world. But that is psychologically stressful and exhausting. And there is the spiritual danger from satan...
  3. DharmaCatLamp

    What Spiritual Practices Do You Find Most Effective?

    Howdy. As I have been exploring around lately I keep hearing about a variety of spiritual practices people engage in. Some sound interesting while other sounds plain old silly. This being said I am pretty open to trying new things. So with that in mind I would like to ask you all what...
  4. TransmutingSoul

    Glory to Jesus and His Martyrdom this Good Friday

    As a Baha'i we do not celebrate all the holy days of all religions, even though we embrace the Messenger that founded them. We will share in the commendation of those days with family, if the faith is our background and they celebrate them, or if invited to do so by others. The day that Jesus...
  5. Truthseeker

    Say: God Suffieth song

    This is a good rendition of the Say: God Suffieth Pray sung.
  6. Truthseeker

    Prayer and Meditation - Praising and Glorifying God

    From the Divine Art of Living - Prayer and Meditation – Praising and Glorifying God This is part of my continuing series of pondering sections of the Divine Art of Living, writing down my thoughts, and sharing them with other Baha'is. I give praise to Thee, O my God, that the fragrance of Thy...
  7. Truthseeker

    Praying With Gratitude and Thanksgiving

    Divine Art of Living - Prayer and Meditation – Praying with Gratitude and Thanksgiving Be thou happy and well pleased and arise to offer thanks to God, in order that thanksgiving may conduce to the increase of bounty. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, "Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás vol. 1-3", 512.2 This short...
  8. Truthseeker

    Praying for others

    In all these selections the ones in bold are supplemental to what is provided in the Divine Art of Living. The Divine Art of Living Chapter 5 – Prayer and Meditation - Praying for Others Supplication and prayer on behalf of others will surely be effective. When hearts are united, when faces...
  9. Truthseeker

    Learning the language of prayer

    Divine Art of Living Chapter 5 Prayer and Meditation – Learning the Language of Prayer It behooveth the servant to pray to and seek assistance from God, and to supplicate and implore His aid. Such becometh the rank of servitude, and the Lord will decree whatsoever He desireth, in accordance...
  10. Leahpolitan_icecream

    Prayer and selfabuse does it brainwash you?

    I want to try praying and not eating like everyone says is good to do but I have a concern about it. If you repeatedly pray and selfabuse by not eating for a month does this make your brain expect something and make you think it is all true? What if it is all brainwashing? Why is it not...
  11. Truthseeker

    Prayer and Mediation - Developing a Prayerful Attitude

    The Divine Art of Living Chapter 5 Prayer and Meditation – Developing a Prayerful Attitude O Son of Glory! Be swift in the path of holiness, and enter the heaven of communion with Me. Cleanse thy heart with the burnish of the spirit, and hasten to the court of the Most High. Bahá’u’lláh, "The...
  12. Truthseeker

    Chapter 5 of Divine Art Living Prayer and Meditation - The Benefits of Prayer

    Chapter 5 Prayer and Meditation – The Benefits of Prayer The state of prayer is the best of conditions, for man is then associating with God. Prayer verily bestoweth life, particularly when offered in private and at times, such as midnight, when freed from daily cares. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, "Selections...
  13. SeekingAllTruth

    Questioning The Veracity Of James 5:15-16

    Some (not necessarily here) have accused me of expecting too much from the Bible's promises. I've mentioned that the only promise made by Jesus that appears in ALL 4 GOSPELS is: "Ask the father for ANYTHING in my name and he will give it to you." Some say I'm not reading the promises in context...
  14. questfortruth

    Amen and Awomen?!

    The government is dictating you on how to pray. Will you follow Absolute Truth even under fear of the death penalty? How do people keep having a high IQ scores, if they say such prayers?
  15. SeekingAllTruth

    Why Would Christians Worship a God Who Clearly Wouldn't Lift A Finger For Them?

    I go onto a BBS and read stories from COVID long haulers--those who have had COVID and are testing negative but carry a variety of lingering symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, body aches, joint pain--a whole cornucopia of symptoms ranging from mild to unbearable...
  16. SalixIncendium

    Grace/Meal Blessing

    At dinner last night, my daughter’s boyfriends mother asked her to lead a pre-dinner prayer. Upon being put on the spot, she froze, so the mother asked me to lead (fairly certain she’s not aware I’m not a Christian). Since they’re Christian, I knew the expectation was, of course, a Christian...
  17. danieldemol

    10-25 thousand people gather for Covid19 prayer session in Bangladesh

    ‘DHAKA (AFP): A massive Covid-19 prayer session with tens of thousands of devotees sparked an outcry in Bangladesh Wednesday (March 18) as the South Asian nation reported its first death from the global pandemic. Local police chief Tota Miah said some 10,000 Muslims gathered in an open field in...
  18. Messianic Israelite

    Prayer an abomination

    Recently I've been considering Proverbs 15:8 and Proverbs 28:9. In the latter scripture it says prayer can be turned in to an abomination (sin) if we turn our ear from the law of Yahweh. This is a horrible possibility, that our very prayers could be turned in to sin simply for not listening to...
  19. SalixIncendium

    The Purpose of Prayer

    It was suggested in another thread by one of our Aussie members that Americans use prayer like a magic wand to cure ills, and suggested that prayer doesn't work that way. What is the purpose of prayer for you? I understand that many use it as a means of worship and reverence, but does prayer...
  20. PrairiePoppy

    Luck prayer for myself and all others.

    I'm feeling good today, and I'm gonna post some of my normal prayers I do for the day here, so that other people can enjoy them as well. I like to pray to Feyhan for luck before I go out on walks, or even shopping and I feel he helps me find little fortunes I would not otherwise. I hope this...
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