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The Heart of Prayer

By David Steindl-Rast, Stephan Bodian

..prayer is not just saying prayers: it is the activity of religion. “Religion” is one of those strange nouns that have no verb. You can’t say, “I’m religioning.” I think the word “praying” is the closest equivalent. - Brother David Steindle-Rast

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An Invitation

It doesn’t matter if you don’t know whom you’re praying to, says Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel. The very act of asking for help allows the heart to open and invite the world in.

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Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
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Did Einstein Pray? What the Great Genius Thought About God.

My dear Dr. Einstein, We have brought up the question: ‘Do scientists pray?’ in our Sunday school class.

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Scotty Hendricks
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How Do I Pray?

Let’s start with the definition of prayer, the most classical definition that you learn in Sunday School: “the lifting up of heart and mind to God.”

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David Steindl-Rast
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Investigate the Power of Eight

I’ve always struggled with prayer—the asking kind. It reminds me of Janis Joplin’s satiric song about asking the Lord for a Mercedes-Benz, and it never felt right to me.

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