There are many ways to Pray.
The one we commonly think of is a prayer to God. Like God Bless me or God Protect me.
Prayers can be offered any number of times in the run of a day.
Living Prayers are acts or creations of kindness and creativity to yourself, Others and the World.
Like solving our Personal, Family, Community and Nations problems with Education, Training, Counseling and Consultation with prayer and Living Prayers.
Allah prays for us all the time so when we live our lives as a prayer, prayer answered or living prayer we give thanks to Allah in the best way as actions speak louder than words they say.
Then there is the Living Prayer Manifest in relationships especially if love and nurturing are found and if these are not present then the Living Prayer is taking Counseling or Cconsulting trained counselors and Educators to resolve the challenges fairly and gracefully!
Practicing lowering ones gaze or glancing else where can be a living prayer of sorts.
Other kinds of community activity can be considered a Living Prayer like volunteering for a seniors center or other places that need volunteers.
A Living Prayer could be as simple as making dinner or as wonderful as going for a walk to be healthy!
God Bless You
Anne Marie Elderkin Habibi
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Some prayers I wrote that might help...
Morning Prayer
As I awaken to this new day strengthen me in your service O Lord, guide my steps so that all my endeavors may be good ones. Help me be pure in heart and motive so that I may become a brilliant Star. May I be worthy of the gift of my life. Thank you God for your many blessings in my life.
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Supper Prayer
Thank you God for giving me the strength to go on one more day. Thank you for guiding my steps today. Give me the strength tomorrow to correct any wrongs I have done. Make me steadfast in your path. Thank you God for your many blessings and tests.
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Bed time Prayer:
Lord today was a day like no other and in this day I saw my good and bad points. Help me put right my bad points and not make the same mistake again. God bless me and all my affairs, my family and friends and community. Thank you God for your blessings and tests.
(You may list off family and friends names if you like and then say God Bless Mom, Dad, my sisters, my brothers (list off their first names and then say also:
God bless (names of family and friends) watch over them, guide them, protect them, keep them healthy, keep them happy, may good things come to them and illumine that lamps of their hearts and make them brilliant Stars.
(I do this every night at bed time and I feel good when I am done)
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A prayer for difficulties:
O God Thou art the mighty and powerful through Thy mercy remove my difficulties and sorrows and bring me, my family and my world community good health and prosperity and assist me to seek help from the community and my family and have faith and courage in myself also for I am surely tested.
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Forgiveness
O my God I have sinned and done misdeeds. O Lord can you find it within your mercy to forgive me. I was lost and bereft of the knowledge in how to deal with my trials and troubles. I overstepped my boundaries and for this I am truly sorry. I will endeavor on Your path to seek Education, Counseling and Consultation in rectifying these wrong doings. I am your servant O Lord strengthen my steps on the right path. Your path. O Lord crown me with wisdom and self control so I will sin no more or at least less often. O Lord everything is within Your power. Guide my steps to those who can help me. I am Your servant leave me not alone. Bring me resolutions of my difficulties and may those I sinned against please forgive me.
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Prayer for everyday
O My Lord though I cannot hope to surpass the Suns of the past, make firm My steps, guide My thoughts, words and deeds that they may be good ones. Open before me the doors of heaven and make it be My reality and abode here and now. All things are within Your power so leave Me not to my thoughts of how alone or how poor in Spirit I am but guide Me to those who can help Me or those I in turn can help. Indeed the world You created is indeed a wonderful miracle and Your handy work is ever evident in all things. Make Me a light in this world so I may be Your voice in Your absence. In this day Lord I will shine through Your awesome Might. Next to your loving handiwork I sometimes feel weak but with the Knowledge of Your Being I feel strong. Thank You for strengthening Me and guiding Me today. Thou art the Mighty and Powerful.
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A Prayer for someone in need of Counseling
O Lord I have encounter some grievous difficulties guide Me to those who can assist Me. O God I need better communications skills, healthy boundaries and effective conflict resolution skills and I know the only way to get these is to go to counseling and take courses and workshops. O Lord I am so afraid. Help Me get the counseling I need and continue with it until I am on My feet again and even after that. O Lord I know there are resources in the community help reach out to them and take the first step. O Lord provide Me with the means to attend the sessions and the strength to stick with it when things get tough. I am Your Servant O Lord and I am worthy of the blessings counseling will bring. Let My community open doors for me so I will not be left to My own devices. Bring Me the ones to guide Me. O Lord I will make the call today. Thank You Lord for all Your wondrous works.
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Mankind Arising Prayer
O Mighty Lord with Your Infinite Wisdom surround and permeate the Minds and Souls of all Mankind. Awaken Them to their true Station and Nobility that of Messiah, Prophet, Manifestation of God, People of Spirit a Living Messiah in the Multitudes. Renew in Them a quest to bring solace to every Broken Soul and guide everyone to True Justice which is Education as Education is prevention. O Wonderful Lord leave Them not to Themselves. O Lord assist Us is raising an army of God that will be a wonder to the World in itself. O Lord may we bring Peace with this undertaking.
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It is also said that sometimes the best prayer is one said from the heart.....
May the Lord Bless you on your Spiritual Path and Journey....