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The best way to pray? Ask today's Forum expert

The best way to pray? Ask today's Forum expert
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The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and expert on saints and prayer, is guest host in the Faith & Reason Forum

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I think Jesus laid it out pretty nice with our lords prayer. Tells us what order things should be said and not to repeat yourself begging.

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I find that prayer is up to the individual. I myself like to keep it pretty short and sweet. I do not stray form the point and make it clear as to exactly what I am praying about. I try not to waste gods time in prayer.

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I have always assumed that we pray not for God's sake or enjoyment, but rather to bring our wills into submission to the will of God's.

To me, it may sometimes be a short prayer that allows me to do this. There are nights, however, that I seem to need to pray for an extended period of time until my heart is softened and my mind can more readily receive the necessary spiritual nourishment and direction to become the man that God would make out of me.