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A priest told me once that in those times of repetitiveness, lack of concentration God can see the effort you are putting in and to persevere. Keep praying. Dont give up!
Do you find prayer repetitive? Do you loose concentration when praying?
Sometimes i rush my prayers without a lot of thought. This is wrong i know. I do try to concentrate but do find it hard.
For those of us who recite the Rosary (Please, no Catholic Bashing on this) i also get lost in the day etc when praying the Rosary.
I know this is all normal but i really do wish i could push aside thoughts of the day, of life and just concentrate on God alone!
Is this the same for you or not. If not, help!
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.
Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the hours
of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and
chances of this life may rest in your eternal changelessness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Do you find prayer repetitive? Do you loose concentration when praying?
Sometimes i rush my prayers without a lot of thought. This is wrong i know. I do try to concentrate but do find it hard.
For those of us who recite the Rosary (Please, no Catholic Bashing on this) i also get lost in the day etc when praying the Rosary.
I know this is all normal but i really do wish i could push aside thoughts of the day, of life and just concentrate on God alone!
Is this the same for you or not. If not, help!
Do you find prayer repetitive? Do you loose concentration when praying?
Sometimes i rush my prayers without a lot of thought. This is wrong i know. I do try to concentrate but do find it hard.
For those of us who recite the Rosary (Please, no Catholic Bashing on this) i also get lost in the day etc when praying the Rosary.
I know this is all normal but i really do wish i could push aside thoughts of the day, of life and just concentrate on God alone!
Is this the same for you or not. If not, help!
Hey I thought I say something pertaining to what you mention in regards to your health ,I study a lot in regards to the word of God and I learn a lot in the area of healing and I want to share something with you, all sickness come from the curse of the law , we as Christians have been redeem from the law by Jesus Christ but we have to believed in his word the bible said that he not only redeem us but he bear our sickness , I learn that their is several ways to obtain healing 1 use the name of Jesus against the devils works ,demand in the name of Jesus that the disease and sickness leave .you can use this for your kids and wife and family when need it , look up mark 16:17,18 and john 16:23,24 Also in the book of Isaiah 53:4,5 and peter 2:24I seen a few people say praying repetitively is bad. Using Matthew 6:7 as proof. But that is not true. If you look here (its short) you can see verse that say if anything, theres is nothing wrong with praying over and over for the same thing. This is why we shouldn't cherry pick verse.
http://www.gotquestions.org/pray-repeat.html
From what I understand Matthew 6:7 is referring to Jews who did the "Shiminoph". Where they pray a very specific set of prayers over and over. Something they were doing alot at that time. Though I do think even today if we pray a very specific prayer every time then it could become a robotic routine and have no meaning after awhile. Such as its no longer from the heart, just something you instead say because your used to saying it over and over. Such as saying "God forgive me my sins. Help me. Amen.".
And in other cases praying for things that I doubt God will do like "Dear Lord please let me find 100 gold bars today somewhere!". Praying that over and over seems silly. Nothing is impossible of course but its not the kind of prayer you should be praying.
Me? Sometimes my prayers are close to each other. I often start out prayers the same way I may say "Dear God" or "Jesus I pray"....etc. And I always pray for forgiveness of my sins (i try to mention them). I pray to become more mature as a christian, husband...etc. I pray for my wife. Family, health and so on. And anything that maybe was brought up like if someone told me they needed prayer. Granted I forget alot. Maybe its also why my prayers sometimes may seem reused. Having a brain injury many things are hard for me to do. But I know God sees in my heart I am praying not just words to pray. But praying from my heart. Which I think is really what it comes down to. Are you praying from your heart or just saying words so you prayed in that moment.
Hello Gilberto, and welcome to CF!My father use to make us pray the rosary when i was a kids I still like many of the prayers , but I learn another way to pray by conversations with God it is more useful than repetition of prayers ,I just talk to God about everything and give him his place in my life , now I can focus and I can also take time for my prayers check out a prayer that Paul said in The Book of Ephesians 1:16-23 this will help you big time .Good luck
I was reminded of something else you might find useful. I really liked Mr. Victoria's talk in the AFR special series "Acquiring the Mind of the Church" ... actually most of the sessions were really outstanding for their topic.
Hers is "Prayer of the Heart in a World of Distractions" and is about several things, but really what I got out of it that I appreciated most was what she described as her SF's method of prayer, which consisted of carefully focusing on each little bit as he prayed. Her statement (which would have to be discussed with one's SF if under the guidance of one) was not to consider the "rule" as something that must be gotten through, but as a tool to bring one into the presence of God. If you have 15 minutes to pray, and you are in the presence of God in the first paragraph, and stay there the whole time and don't pray any further of the formal prayers, she said you have completed your objective. My SF is a bit more strictso I can't speak from one who has taken her advice to the exclusion of my SF's guidance, but I do think many of the thoughts there might be helpful for you, if you're interested.
Just offering, in case it helps. God be with you.
You are most welcome. I ran across it on YouTube also, but I don't have it saved in here. If you have any trouble with podcast links, lmk.Saved that to listen to tomorrow. Thanks
Do you find prayer repetitive? Do you loose concentration when praying?
Sometimes i rush my prayers without a lot of thought. This is wrong i know. I do try to concentrate but do find it hard.
For those of us who recite the Rosary (Please, no Catholic Bashing on this) i also get lost in the day etc when praying the Rosary.
I know this is all normal but i really do wish i could push aside thoughts of the day, of life and just concentrate on God alone!
Is this the same for you or not. If not, help!
Vanity can also be about impressing one's self.
I don't believe though, that repetition is being categorically separated from its modifier within the context of prayer.
Think about. If you asked me the same thing ten times in a row, I would have reason to doubt your ability to reason being in control of your need to obey.
Repetition is a good thing generally, but too much of it becomes harassment.
The Rosary consists of a decade of prayers—-five decades per mystery. Each decade (ten prayers) has a theme for example the Sorrowful mysteries would be one session of the Roasary with each decade beginning with a theme ex. the Sorrowful mysteries begins witha meditation on the "Agony in the Garden' then followed by repetetive prayers, second decade would be the "Scourging at the Pillar" again followed by the usual prayer….third decade would be the "Crowning of Thorns",
five decades or five mysteries with a few concluding prayers
You have three major Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries, The Glorious Mysteries, The Sorrowful Mysteries and I think they may have added a fourth———
Each Mystery is divided into five decades, the Mysteries are suggested for certain days of the week.
Most recitations of the Rosary are said in community helps with the recitation—-obvious.
Any recitation, a decade, two decades is up to the person————-
Old saying in the monastery: "You can tell how well a monk prays by how well he mops the kitchen floor."
'' Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear, and forget thy people and thy father's house" (Ps 44,11).
This cuts down on the dissipation that Satan hurls at us while praying.
AMDG
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