I Am A Second Swing At Prayer

“Since prayer was removed from public school classrooms in 1962, we have had a 6-fold increase in violent crime, our divorce rate has tripled,births to single mothers have increased 5-fold, the teenage suicide rate has tripled, and SAT scores have dropped 10%.(Creation Today). Reasons that represent why prayer and moments of silence should be allowed in the public school system will be expressed. This essay will represent the affirmative stance when regarding this topic of school wide prayer and moments of silence.

This essay is composed of facts supporting that prayer in Public Schools would be beneficial for the children and the United States of America. Prayer is an address to God or a god in word or thoughts. The Anti- Defamation League states that, “A moment of silence will inevitably be unconstitutional or the purpose and effect of such moments of silence are invariably to advance religion. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down requiring a moment of silence which students could use for silent prayer or meditation because it was enacted for the purpose of advancing religion. The Supreme Court has not determined if a moment of silence can ever be

Firstly, the speaker, subject and audience are stated. The topic itself is the idea of praying and what scientists thought of the concept. Although the speaker is Albert Einstein, he didn’t use the complex words he would use when talking to a well-educated gentleman. Since the audience is a sixth grader, Einstein used simple sentences to make it more understandable to her at her reading

Prayer is an essential to any kind of religious faith. Over the years and years of believing in a higher power,

In (Matthew 6:6 NIV), Jesus explains the merits of praying to the lord God and the reward of inner peace, “But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret: and your father who sees in secret will reward you.” It is through this conversation with God that Christians pursue peace in their lives. Prayer can either be private or communal, spontaneous prayer is one way that charismatic communities can come closer to God. The act of prayer allows believers to have a personal conversation with God; it alleviates stress attributed to the monotony of everyday life. Besides prayer, meditation is another way of attaining inner peace, it is an ancient practice within the Christian tradition, which has undertaken a recent revival, a global group that reaffirms the concept of praying and meditating for inner peace is Taizé. Not as popular as prayer and meditation, Lectio Divina, generally known as bible studies is a way for Christians to feel connected to God and to finally attain inner peace. The studying of the sacred scriptures on a day to day basis and reflecting on prayers also maintain a continual connection with God. It is vital to maintain equilibrium between prayer and service, whereby an individual fathoms the notion ‘ora et labora’, in order to equally partake in both prayer, and the concept of action whereby ora develops inner peace, which is mirrored through the

For Christians this can be a very important technique and can help to bring gratitude to one's life. "There are 2 types of prayers, praise/adoration and gratitude/thanksgiving. Gratitude has been linked with a host of positive psychological variable, including life satisfaction, vitality, subjective happiness, optimism, hope, and the belief that life is comprehensible and meaningful (Schneller & Swenson, 2013)". It is safe to say that you cannot just pray when you need something and expect a positive outcome in the long run. Your relationship with God is something that should grow over time just like any other

Journal of Psychology and Christianity, “Use of Prayer and Scripture in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy” by Siang-Yang Tan discusses how prayer and scripture can be incorporated into the practice of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Expanded CBT described a historical process of behavior therapy that was divided into three generational movements and consisted of a gradual transition from traditional behavior therapy known as; Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and (DBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Tan, 2007, p. 101).

"It is a great feeling when God pats you on the back to signal you did a great job consistently for a long time and now it's just a habit of your good work ethic in finishing your race." ~ Jon Barnes

Yang-Tan (2007) wrote an article introducing his theory using prayer and scripture to treat patients. Yang-Tan (2007) discuss two models the first, is called self-regulations which focus on recognition of mental events in the present moment and the second is involves adapting to openness and acceptance. Yang-Tang(2007) model combines prayer and scripture to help patience’s heal from their problems. The goal is to help patients to feel whole and experience healing through God. All patients sign an consent form to agree to this form of treatment.

“Humans have always been victims of disease, awaiting the dread unknown of death. And we have placed everything possible in its path, incantations, prayers, and pleadings.” (Hogan 19) In modern societies they typically have monotheistic religions that focus on the importance of prayer. Prayer is used for many circumstances but is mainly used for personal connection with a higher power to fulfill their individualistic desires.

I was always anxious, a worrier, with a quick mind that raced from worry to worry, always one step ahead of myself, planning what I was going to say whilst the other person was talking; planning the future, from where I might park the car, to how I was going to manage my death; and worrying about the past, why I’d said or done such stupid things. I assumed everyone did this, that their minds were bursting with stuff they were thinking, stuff they wanted to say, all the time. Thanks to my dad, who was the sole individual that noticed my subtle OCD signs, introduced me to this notion of meditation through performing it himself. I gradually spent more and more time with meditating with him - whether it be 5-10 every other day, or even sometimes 15 mins on the weekends.

In The Sermon on the Mount we find That Jesus gives us points on how to deal with things we may come against in our lives. The prayer point in this sermon helped me get though some of my own personal battles with the idea of prayer. I have argued the question” Does God hear and answer my prayers”? My answer to this question now is “Yes” God hears and answers prayers. After you read this paper, I hope you can also answer those questions on a personal level.

In a study conducted by Saenz and Waldo (2013), the main reason why someone would integrate prayer into a therapy session was because he or she saw prayer to be advantageous in such a scenario. However, not everyone always sees prayer as something that should be incorporated into a therapy session. For those opposed to the issue, the clients felt as if prayer was not an important aspect of their lives, or the clients felt as if prayer would cause the situation to become unpleasant (Saenz and Waldo, 2013). Prayer cannot suffice to everyone’s desires, so it is always important to look at the other side of the issue as

Having been a Christian for many years I thought that I had a fair knowledge of what it meant to pray. I was amazed and humbled by the idea that through Jesus’ restorative act on the cross I am able to come into God’s presence - and not only come but be welcomed and even longed for. I believed that prayer is a powerful tool to petition God , a vehicle to praise Him , and an instrument to increase our intimacy with Him . I understood that people pray in a variety of ways, based on the teaching they have received, their experience, and even their personality. Most commonly, I engaged in prayer as a conversation with God.

The critique of A Praying Life an interesting question being asked about what good does it do having a praying life when one get into trouble or some pain of discomfort suddenly appear in their life. The question remains about why am I going through such difficult times and struggling with so much misery. The person asking the question wants something done on their behalf and concern in a particular situation. Their action relies heavily on getting the required measure taken care of or the faith and trust in them seem to diminish all at once. They are completely upset about the situation being out of their control with no way to respond for remedy to the matter at hand. This renders them very helpless to acknowledge the fact and accept that in the universe, something are not given to man to have control of or know the meaning to solve in day to day.