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'''Prayer''' is the act of communicating with a [[deity]] or [[spirit]] in [[worship]]. Specific forms of this may include praise, requesting guidance or assistance, confessing [[sins]], as an act of reparation or an expression of one's [[thoughts]] and [[emotion]]s. The words used in prayer may take the form of [[intercession]], a hymn, incantation or a spontaneous utterance in the person's praying words. Praying can be done in [[public]], as a [[group]], or in [[private]].

'''Prayer''' is the act of communicating with a [[deity]] or [[spirit]] in [[worship]]. Specific forms of this may include praise, requesting guidance or assistance, confessing [[sins]], as an act of reparation or an expression of one's [[thoughts]] and [[emotion]]s. The words used in prayer may take the form of [[intercession]], a hymn, incantation or a spontaneous utterance in the person's praying words. Praying can be done in [[public]], as a [[group]], or in [[private]].

Others feel that the [[concept]] of conducting prayer experiments reflects a misunderstanding of the purpose of prayer. The previously mentioned American Heart Journal study published in the American Heart Journal indicated that some of the intercessors who took part in it complained about the scripted nature of the prayers that were imposed to them, saying that this is not the way they usually conduct prayer:  

Others feel that the [[concept]] of conducting prayer experiments reflects a misunderstanding of the purpose of prayer. The previously mentioned American Heart Journal study published in the American Heart Journal indicated that some of the intercessors who took part in it complained about the scripted nature of the prayers that were imposed to them, saying that this is not the way they usually conduct prayer:  

==See Also==

==See Also==

* [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_91 Paper 91 - The Evolution of Prayer]

* [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_91 The Evolution of Prayer]

==Quote==

==Quote==

"Prayer is entirely a [[personal]] and spontaneous expression of the attitude of the [[soul]] toward the spirit; prayer should be the [[communion]] of love and the expression of fellowship. Prayer, when indited by the [[spirit]], leads to co-operative spiritual progress. The [[ideal]] prayer is a form of spiritual communion which leads to intelligent [[worship]]. True praying is the sincere attitude of reaching heavenward for the attainment of your ideals."[http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper144.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper144.html&line=51#mfs]

"Prayer is entirely a [[personal]] and spontaneous expression of the attitude of the [[soul]] toward the spirit; prayer should be the [[communion]] of love and the expression of fellowship. Prayer, when indited by the [[spirit]], leads to co-operative spiritual progress. The [[ideal]] prayer is a form of spiritual communion which leads to intelligent [[worship]]. True praying is the sincere attitude of reaching heavenward for the attainment of your ideals."[http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper144.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper144.html&line=51#mfs]

[[Category: Religion]]

[[Category: Religion]]