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[Rota]

Thank you for this forum. My name is Christine but I use Rota for personal reasons so either is fine. I am a wife and a mother and I live in the UK. I have joined these forums to connect with other Christians.

I am initially looking for some simple daily prayers for a variety of situations. Hope, thanks etc, a morning prayer/evening prayer.

I say the Lord's Prayer often but it would also be nice to have others so I can maintain that connection with God throughout the day.

By simple I suppose I mean uncomplicated - I am Catholic by upbringing but over the years find myself drawn more and more to a simpler form of worship.

 

[St_Worm2]

Hello Christine (@Rota), WELCOME TO CF I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us

God bless you!! (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)

--David
p.s. - the short passage below (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) tells us how to practice the presence of God throughout our daily lives. If you'd like to pursue this, a good way to do so is to begin slowly, looking for things (just the simplest things at first) to rejoice in and give thanks to God for because, believe it or not, your Creator ~wants~ to be part of your daily life, the biggest part of it, actually (so be sure to include Him).

Simply AMAZING, isn't it

You can even thank Him for the setbacks, the things that do not go your way, and even the things that seem very bad to you, things that have gone horribly wrong, trusting/knowing that He is in control of it all and that He will work all of it together for your good .. e.g. Romans 8:28 (though I know that this can be difficult to do, especially when everything seems dark and bad things are happening).

However, as pastor/theologian Charles Spurgeon (who lived and preached in the UK) once said of all of the bad things in his life, "I've learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock of Ages".

1 Thessalonians 5​

16 Rejoice always; ​

17 pray without ceasing; ​

18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. ​

Sometimes it helps to have a pattern to follow when praying (to keep you on track), especially during those times of the day that you set aside for prayer. There are several, but the following is the one that I have been using for years.

A - adoration​

C - confession​

T - thanksgiving​

S - supplication​

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Also, here are a couple of links explaining the ACTS pattern of prayer, if you'd like to know a bit more about it (along with a link to a short daily devotional and prayer from the folks at the Billy Graham Crusade).

~A Simple Acrostic for Prayer​

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~How does one pray? I've never been taught how to say a personal prayer or really talk to God.​

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~Billy Graham Daily Devotion: Wisdom for Today​

 

[AlexB23]

Thank you for this forum. My name is Christine but I use Rota for personal reasons so either is fine. I am a wife and a mother and I live in the UK. I have joined these forums to connect with other Christians.

I am initially looking for some simple daily prayers for a variety of situations. Hope, thanks etc, a morning prayer/evening prayer.

I say the Lord's Prayer often but it would also be nice to have others so I can maintain that connection with God throughout the day.

By simple I suppose I mean uncomplicated - I am Catholic by upbringing but over the years find myself drawn more and more to a simpler form of worship.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Rota]

Hello Christine (@Rota), WELCOME TO CF I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us

God bless you!! (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)

--David
p.s. - the short passage below (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) tells us how to practice the presence of God throughout our daily lives. If you'd like to pursue this, a good way to do so is to begin slowly, looking for things (just the simplest things at first) to rejoice in and give thanks to God for because, believe it or not, your Creator ~wants~ to be part of your daily life, the biggest part of it, actually (so be sure to include Him).

Simply AMAZING, isn't it

You can even thank Him for the setbacks, the things that do not go your way, and even the things that seem very bad to you, things that have gone horribly wrong, trusting/knowing that He is in control of it all and that He will work all of it together for your good .. e.g. Romans 8:28 (though I know that this can be difficult to do, especially when everything seems dark and bad things are happening).

However, as pastor/theologian Charles Spurgeon (who lived and preached in the UK) once said of all of the bad things in his life, "I've learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock of Ages".

1 Thessalonians 5​

16 Rejoice always; ​

17 pray without ceasing; ​

18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. ​

Sometimes it helps to have a pattern to follow when praying (to keep you on track), especially during those times of the day that you set aside for prayer. There are several, but the following is the one that I have been using for years.

A - adoration​

C - confession​

T - thanksgiving​

S - supplication​

​

Also, here are a couple of links explaining the ACTS pattern of prayer, if you'd like to know a bit more about it (along with a link to a short daily devotional and prayer from the folks at the Billy Graham Crusade).

~A Simple Acrostic for Prayer​

​

~How does one pray? I've never been taught how to say a personal prayer or really talk to God.​

​

~Billy Graham Daily Devotion: Wisdom for Today​

Thank you for this beautiful advice. I haven't heard of the ACTS pattern but it seems a great way to stay connected with the Lord. That's my aim. To feel His presence no matter what I am doing.

I am used to praying but as I said in my initial post I feel apart from God sometimes. I don't want any fancy sort of praying. Just a clear simple openness on my part.

God bless you.

 

[Rota]

Welcome to the forum.

Thank you. God bless you.

 

[AlexB23]

Thank you. God bless you.

You are welcome. God bless you as well.

 

[maintenance man]

Welcome to CF! Nice to have you join us.

 

[Michie]

Thank you for this forum. My name is Christine but I use Rota for personal reasons so either is fine. I am a wife and a mother and I live in the UK. I have joined these forums to connect with other Christians.

I am initially looking for some simple daily prayers for a variety of situations. Hope, thanks etc, a morning prayer/evening prayer.

I say the Lord's Prayer often but it would also be nice to have others so I can maintain that connection with God throughout the day.

By simple I suppose I mean uncomplicated - I am Catholic by upbringing but over the years find myself drawn more and more to a simpler form of worship.

Welcome!

 

[Maria Billingsley]

Thank you for this forum. My name is Christine but I use Rota for personal reasons so either is fine. I am a wife and a mother and I live in the UK. I have joined these forums to connect with other Christians.

I am initially looking for some simple daily prayers for a variety of situations. Hope, thanks etc, a morning prayer/evening prayer.

I say the Lord's Prayer often but it would also be nice to have others so I can maintain that connection with God throughout the day.

By simple I suppose I mean uncomplicated - I am Catholic by upbringing but over the years find myself drawn more and more to a simpler form of worship.

Welcome!

 

[St_Worm2]

Hello again @Rota, I just discovered this prayer site and, considering all that it has to offer, I thought that you might be interested to see it too

~Home | EM Bounds​

God bless you!! (Numbers 6:24-26)

--David
p.s. - you may also enjoy the following daily broadcast called Gateway to Joy by missionary Elisabeth Elliot (they are just a little over 10 minutes long, just FYI). Although they may or may not be about prayer directly, I believe that what you will find yourself thanking God for them and praying about what you learn from her each day. If you don't know who Elisabeth is and what she did, she is truly worth looking into BTW, her broadcasts are meant for all, but her focus is on women/family/marriage/children.

Go to: Gateway to Joy with Elisabeth Elliot and scroll down a bit and you will see the place to start the message of the day (or you can into the library if you are interested in a particular topic, such as prayer, and listen to those messages instead). The following words are how she opens most of her broadcasts.

Jeremiah 31:3/Deuteronomy 33:27
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[Yusuphhai]

Welcome to CF.
The Bible was first translated by the British in many world languages.

 

[linux.poet]

Welcome to CF!

The Prayer Wall is open for prayer requests, and the Prayer Wall Discussion and Inspiration section may include helpful prayer guidance.

 

[A G]

Thank you for this forum. My name is Christine but I use Rota for personal reasons so either is fine. I am a wife and a mother and I live in the UK. I have joined these forums to connect with other Christians.

I am initially looking for some simple daily prayers for a variety of situations. Hope, thanks etc, a morning prayer/evening prayer.

I say the Lord's Prayer often but it would also be nice to have others so I can maintain that connection with God throughout the day.

By simple I suppose I mean uncomplicated - I am Catholic by upbringing but over the years find myself drawn more and more to a simpler form of worship.

Welcome.
I use this to say thank you to our Lord and St Jude who have once again massively been there for me and my family.

 

[RileyG]

Welcome!