Christian prayer
Believer's spoken devotion
Christian prayer is communication with God—petition, praise, thanksgiving, or confession directed to the divine.
It ranges from formal liturgy recited in churches to spontaneous personal appeals: She said a prayer before the surgery.
Christians may pray silently, aloud, alone, or in groups.
The Lord's Prayer is the model Jesus taught his disciples.
- Our FatherPrayer Jesus taught disciples
- Hail MaryCatholic Marian invocation
- rosaryBeaded prayer counter
- sign of the crossChristian devotional gesture
- adorationProfound loving regard
monasticism · litany · grace · confession · devotion · supplication · intercession · hands folded · contrition · Holy Spirit · Trinity · petition · daily bread · kneeling · invocation · thanksgiving · lamentation · faith
Christian prayermeditation
Focused attention practice
mindfulness · Zen meditation · silent contemplation · yoga · breath awareness
Christian prayerpositive thinking
Hopeful mental outlook
journaling · therapy session · philosophical reflection · wishful thinking · daydreaming
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