should we not use it all the time? i heard it's a powerful prayer to say. i say it at night  befor i got to bed.
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It is powerful as any prayer. \n\nPrayer is communication with GOd. Most people see prayer as being down on your knees, eyes closed, and heads down. Prayer is communication with God. The Bible says to pray without ceasing.\n\nwhen you pray, you have to be real with God. Saying this prayer over and over is cool. But when you pray, tell GOd what is on your mind. Go to him like you would go to a friend. you don't go to a friend or put it like this (YOUR FATHER). you don't go saying the same things over and over.\n\nyour prayer shouldn't be ritualistic and custom. Jesus did tell the disciples to pray this prayer. But notice what Jesus said to God on the cross. He prayed to the Father. Jesus said, "Father forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Jesus was communicating. \n\nAnd once last thing. God does not answers prayers, he just fulfills his word. Many people are saying God isn't answering my prayer. God has never answered a prayer. We only pray what he already said he would and could do. When you pray for health and then you are healed. God didn't answer your prayer, he fulfilled his word. Jesus said, "By my stripes you are healed." "Whatsoever things you ask in the name of Jesus, it shall be done." \n\nThat was deep.
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I will pray for you.  You have my sympathy.  I have bone cancer, and it is terminal.  I focus on what I CAN do, each day.  Some days all I can do is lay in bed.  Other days, although rarely, I feel almost good. I believe we send messages to our bodies, subconsciously.  If we think the worst, the worst will happen.  I am a registered nurse, and even though I could easily look up every aspect of my disease, I choose not to.  Only God knows when our time is up.
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Good for you. There's no need to be out until 2 am--not only do you need your zzz's, but it's not safe! Keep to your values, and respect your energy level. Don't let them persuade you to stay out. \n\nI'll pray for you!
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yes it is . but dont make it a HABIT
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lol I dont think it matters. They are commonly used phrases in society and I dont take them literally. When I say such things, it is not premeditated, they just come out.so there is no real meaning behind them. Im not actually talking to a god or damning something to that non existent place at all.
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Yes I pray, no set number of times, and I pray for whatever is needed.  I pray just to thank God for the blessings he gives me many times a day.  The first thing I say every morning is Thank you Lord for this beautiful day (no matter what the weather is that day).
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I think praying on it helps.\n\nmy father taught me this a young child: \n\nTelling the truth is not always telling everything that is in your head.\n\nTry this when you feel like telling the truth it may help. Also, I find if I might be talking too much I think would I want to write this down and if I say no to myself then I do not tell the story or whatever if I say yes then I tell it.\n\nGood Luck and I would be your friend.
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People should pray when they are moved to do so. Otherwise the words are hollow. I don't think God is going to turn his back on people because they didn't pray daily.\nNO\nYES\nLove & Light\nOne Planet = One People
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Dear Father Damian:\nGood question.  When it comes to the English language who knows.  It's such an amalgamation of rules anyway.  I suppose it was because to say that something was lov-ed sounded awful.\nAsk the English Gods why.  They spared us the extra syllable to save us time, I guess, and for that deserve our praise and reverance.  Although I doubt they'll answer you if you ask them.  Remaining silent is how they retain their mystery and power over you, the common man in the street.
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I used to be Catholic, but sometimes I still do it for the calming power of chanting or at rosary sayings before funerals. I did it more in my childhood when I needed a closer feel to God.\nSeveral years ago, my husband wrote an article on how to pray the rosary. It really goes into depth of each prayer and the meaning. The article has been circling the web for many years not and I have seen it translated into other languages.
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The prayer's so powerful. You just have to have faith when you pray. Our prayer's always heard by God. He never forgotten nor ignore us. Things just don't happen right away. God let things to happen according to His plans and not according to our own will. Sometimes, you'll be surprised cuz He'll give you better and bigger than what you've asked for.
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There is an old superstition that many folks, even non-Christian folks, follow about keeping a Bible in each bedroom of the house to prevent folks dying in their sleep.  Missionaries used to hand them out, even to folks who couldn't read, and folks would look at them as some sort of charm and use them accordingly. This one stuck pretty well. It may, or may not, have something to do with it.
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"How can you not say you aren't blessed?" -- ?\nI am blessed - I always know this. I just talked to my son tonight - I know I am blessed.\nI just commuted home on the freeway in the rain - and lived - I know I am blessed.\nI have know I was blessed for over 35 years. I just rarely talk about it - because I can't see why! So don't put a spot light on me - I am not worth for all the blessings I have gotten! Geez. SHHH!
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well, truthfully, I waste time that i should be using elsewhere. i get caught up in having stuff to deal with and not spending my "dew time" in prayer. \n\nThanks for the chastisment, whether you knew it or not....\nbe blessed~vicki
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Personally I detest it. However, I find it a necessary evil since my husband and I own our own electrical company that offers 24 hour service. We get a lot of calls on our cell phones at night since we have our land line forwarded to our cells when we are not at the office. However, we always put our phones on silent/vibrate when we are in a public place. That way we don't disturb anyone around us.
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I tend to think a lot of us don't sleep much now and the time is, based on what I find when I am on the Internet, spent on our computers talking to others who can't sleep or don't. I like to write so I would be spending it in multiple areas of reading, writing and the computer. But I would also like to work in the yard and clean my vehicles. I don't think I could limit it to one activity all the time. It would get old pretty quick. You could fish all the time and not get bored??? Impressive!! Good question!!
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God bless you in all it is you are needing and bless the health of those who need it ....Ask and you shall receive ...And when 2 or more come together with the same prayer it shall be done.....Trust in what you ask of and be patient and receive...No matter how bad it may seem it is own its way....God bless You and your Family's needs And The U.S.A. and Israel and all...