Do you say prayers?

When DD was very ill, the lovely old lady in the next bed to her told me to pray to the Virgin Mary. I felt very uncomfortable about this as it was totally alien to the Anglican tradition I was brought up in .I still ponder about that.

I have started praying again, funnily enough- getting to that age where friends & family have declining health- pray they have peaceful outcomes

If I have a crisis with the cats I pray to St Francis. He's usually pretty reliable

halfpint1

I was finished by sunday school. They said we were all sinners, little me décided i was a 'good girl' and stopped listening.

Same here! As soon as I realised you were meant to 'believe' and not ask questions, I was done.

I pray but not really because I believe ( I used to) - because I care & there's nothing else I can do & it keeps us it touch with our humanity.

Yes, I pray at meals and bedtime.

I am a non believer!

I pray, every night, thought I’m not quite sure what or whom I’m praying too and sometimes feel I’m hedging my bets.

I do pray and I believe strongly in the power of prayer.

I put out an appeal in April here on Gransnet to pray for someone who was given a very poor prognosis.
Many of you prayed and you must have prayed hard because she is doing remarkably well.
Not out of the woods but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Thank you again.

🙏

Ditto aggie as well.

I pray every night, and sometimes have a word with him during the day.

I was finished by sunday school. They said we were all sinners, little me décided i was a 'good girl' and stopped listening.

The nuns finished me off with religion of any sort at the age of 17.

aggie

Yes I pray , and if I say I’ll pray for someone I will

Me too!

I read that as saying that the person will keep the bereaved in their thoughts and wish them peace. Some will be praying in the religious sense, but I am sure that many are not really asking a god to do anything - simply extending a shared human empathy. Both have their place.

I know I was comforted by the idea that people were holding me in their hearts when I lost my OH.

I have not prayed since I was 11 years old.

aggie

Yes I pray , and if I say I’ll pray for someone I will

Exactly that.
Furthermore, I have been so grateful to friends praying for my son in recent months.

aggie

Yes I pray , and if I say I’ll pray for someone I will

Ditto!

Yes I pray , and if I say I’ll pray for someone I will