Prayer

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Dear All:

I wrote up early with thoughts on prayer. I was thinking that I cannot say that

I really know " how " to pray. I have never been taught, did not say " grace " , and

was never asked to pray for anyone while growing up. I feel that I state my

gratitude and for the care and protection of my loved ones and this great earth.

I have these " conversations with God " non-stop, though usually while gazing into

a flower or oohing and ahhing over nature's magnificent splendor. There have

been a few times in my life, where I've literally been brought to my knees, and

prayed, and I mean prayed from a place so deep within my soul. But I question

this morning, if I can honestly say that prayer is a part of my day in a

traditonally thought of way. I cannot say that I know " how to " pray. I'm not

even sure how to address my prayer...I usually leave off the God, Divine or

Creator part...for I don't know where to start, other than with that which

usually goes unspoken within self or in thought to nature. I'm not exactly sure

what I'm trying to say or ask; maybe just wondering if I should be approaching

this aspect of the Safeties in a different or more diligent kindof way.

 

Love:

Danielle

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Danielle

 

I had the opposite problem than you. I was raised with a lot of prayer most of

which had no meaning to me at the time or worse showed me what a 'sinner' I was.

There were formal prayers and devotions to so many saints and for whatever

reason one could come up with. We had mass cards and pamphlets all over our

house on the fridge and stuck in art on the wall. There were

religious medals worn consistently by family members and rosaries and statues

..

 

The prayer that always made sense to me and I held the closest was the Lord's

Prayer. My favorite song was and still is the Ava Maria (I can't hear that song

without crying loving tears of reverence).  But I digress.

 

My point is that I believe it is not as much what is said, or how formally you

say it, or how many times it is repeated that  make your prayers 'heard'. It is

what is in your heart and your intention of that prayer. Whether it be for

praise or gratitude or pleas for assistance. All prayers are just words without

a focused and true intention, they mean nothing. Take it from somebody who has

said a lot of graces and prayers just to get it over with, to get to eat my meal

or  because I was told I had to to get to heaven. I still have a hard time with

formal prayer and the simplest ones always speak the clearest and strongest to

me. Repetitive prayers are hard for me unless it is used as a meditation focus.

Even then I find myself just repeating words and I struggle with keeping

to that prayer's intentions. 

 

Danielle many times when I read your words written on this site, I read a prayer

with true and pure intentions. I read prayers all the time on this site

celebrating praising, thanking, Loving and honoring each other, God and the

Goddess and the world we live in!

 

I believe you pray all the time Danielle, with how you see the beauty in this

world, not only with the joy and reverence you find in your daily life but

with your expression of it through your words and eyes and through your

wonderful photographs! You honor and praise God and the Goddess through your

living appreciation and reverence. I cant think of better prayers or ones that

are more true and full of grace!

 

I have a little framed saying that I keep and all it says is - Find Joy in the

Little Things.

 

I believe you live that saying.

 

Love and Blessings

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

-

" iamwaitingmoon " <iamwaitingmoon

 

Friday, March 26, 2010 7:22:58 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central

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Dear All:

I wrote up early with thoughts on prayer. I was thinking that I cannot say that

I really know " how " to pray. I have never been taught, did not say " grace " , and

was never asked to pray for anyone while growing up. I feel that I state my

gratitude and for the care and protection of my loved ones and this great earth.

I have these " conversations with God " non-stop, though usually while gazing into

a flower or oohing and ahhing over nature's magnificent splendor. There have

been a few times in my life, where I've literally been brought to my knees, and

prayed, and I mean prayed from a place so deep within my soul. But I question

this morning, if I can honestly say that prayer is a part of my day in a

traditonally thought of way. I cannot say that I know " how to " pray. I'm not

even sure how to address my prayer...I usually leave off the God, Divine or

Creator part...for I don't know where to start, other than with that which

usually goes unspoken within self or in thought to nature. I'm not exactly sure

what I'm trying to say or ask; maybe just wondering if I should be approaching

this aspect of the Safeties in a different or more diligent kindof way.

 

Love:

Danielle