In life, you easily see and perhaps hear, that people are different in a variety of ways. This same adage can be applied to prayer. There are radical differences as to:
- if or when people pray.
- the posture for prayer
- the location
- the focus of the prayer
- the direction for pray
with a divine entity or a communion of saints. - the need for prayer.
Prayer does not need to focus on any one entity, person, need or desire. It can be an internal reflection, as brief as a 'fleeting thought'. Or it can be a set time, each day devoted to reflection into you, or a mental conversation with others.
Just as with an habit, the efficient way of establishing the change is to repeat, so a daily prayer time works for many.
Some of you may start to Pray, as solely a mental process, that takes in you mind. Others may find that the process of writing your thoughts provides clarity and more of a sense of progress.
My Lenten Journey, is primarily geared to individuals that find that writing, leads to a better flow of thought of more on the side a complete communication.
If this is you, make a commitment to move in the direction of daily prayer, in the written form. Find a cheap notebook of any type to record your conversations. The internet is full of places to find readings of a variety of types.
- www.usccb.org/bible/readings/
- www.ewtn.com/daily-readings/
- https://wau.org/meditations/current/
- www.universalis.com/mass.htm
- as well as many others for different religious affiliations or none.
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