How to pray? 10 types of prayer Christians should have in their lives

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Good! I was told I had to do it out loud by someone and it sort of turned me off.
I only pray it out loud as a family or in church...with students. Most of the time I do it silently. Usually with soft music if I can.
 
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Good! I was told I had to do it out loud by someone and it sort of turned me off.
I only pray it out loud as a family or in church...with students. Most of the time I do it silently. Usually with soft music if I can.
 
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Good! I was told I had to do it out loud by someone and it sort of turned me off.
I struggle with the concepts of the Saints hearing all prayers from people all around the world at once. I REALLY struggle with the idea of mind reading Saints.
 
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I think God gives them the 'gifts' to do the jobs they are called to do in Heaven. God expects us fallible Christian human beings here on earth to reflect His love and further His Kingdom and gave us the Holy Spirit to guide and aid us. We must be careful not to grieve the Holy Spirit of course, but as He said, he will not leave us orphans. I can't imagine the treasures in Heaven but I can imagine the Saints have a few. :)
I struggle with the concepts of the Saints hearing all prayers from people all around the world at once. I REALLY struggle with the idea of mind reading Saints.
 
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I struggle with the concepts of the Saints hearing all prayers from people all around the world at once. I REALLY struggle with the idea of mind reading Saints.

It is part of the Communion of Saints. But they do nothing of their own power. God allows them to hear the prayers and participate in praying for people. How that works mechanically is, of course, beyond us. Some theologians believe it is part of the function of the Guardian Angels of the person praying who then relay the information to the Saints in heaven. But anything on the how end is speculation.
 
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