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Position on praying?
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ceruleanbutterfly
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Honestly? Usually I am doing something with my hands, crochet, cooking, or some other task. And where I have my shiny new permit I pray a lot while driving cause I need it!
Though if I have hands free time it is usually wrapped around my komboskini.
Though if I have hands free time it is usually wrapped around my komboskini.
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It depends.
If I set aside time to go and pray, often I'm standing. I still hold a prayer book for most of my prayers - I haven't memorized many of them yet. Sometimes my intention (or my need) is to kneel or even prostrate - depends on the prayer and my need, I guess. Other than holding a prayer book or making the sign of the Cross, I don't usually do anything with my hands. But sometimes I lift them up.
If I pray at other times, I might be sitting, or standing, or while I'm doing chores, and my hands are usually involved with whatever I'm doing.
I don't really do the clasped-hands praying like you often see in pictures. I guess I did when I was little, sometimes, because it seemed like the "thing to do", but I don't anymore.
Unless I am kneeling, in Church, and the back of the pew in front of me means my hands are usually in front of my face somewhere, so I might fold them under my chin. Most often I bow my head and my hands are more like crossed over my forehead.
If I go away with the intent to pray, usually in my bedroom. Otherwise, wherever I happen to be. As for when, I usually seem to pray best in the evening, but I aim for other times of day. Which reminds me, I often pray laying down before I sleep too.
I think point being, there is no real formula. But at certain times, there are certain positions that help me more. If I were not sure, I'd probably try whatever feels natural and then try other things too, and see what benefit came of it.
I'm supposing you could ask a priest, but I would guess they would probably say it doesn't matter overmuch? I think that you pray is so much more important than what position you are in, or where your hands are.
Just my opinion, of course.
If I set aside time to go and pray, often I'm standing. I still hold a prayer book for most of my prayers - I haven't memorized many of them yet. Sometimes my intention (or my need) is to kneel or even prostrate - depends on the prayer and my need, I guess. Other than holding a prayer book or making the sign of the Cross, I don't usually do anything with my hands. But sometimes I lift them up.
If I pray at other times, I might be sitting, or standing, or while I'm doing chores, and my hands are usually involved with whatever I'm doing.
I don't really do the clasped-hands praying like you often see in pictures. I guess I did when I was little, sometimes, because it seemed like the "thing to do", but I don't anymore.
Unless I am kneeling, in Church, and the back of the pew in front of me means my hands are usually in front of my face somewhere, so I might fold them under my chin. Most often I bow my head and my hands are more like crossed over my forehead.
If I go away with the intent to pray, usually in my bedroom. Otherwise, wherever I happen to be. As for when, I usually seem to pray best in the evening, but I aim for other times of day. Which reminds me, I often pray laying down before I sleep too.
I think point being, there is no real formula. But at certain times, there are certain positions that help me more. If I were not sure, I'd probably try whatever feels natural and then try other things too, and see what benefit came of it.
I'm supposing you could ask a priest, but I would guess they would probably say it doesn't matter overmuch? I think that you pray is so much more important than what position you are in, or where your hands are.
Just my opinion, of course.
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