My mistake about my last question, i meant to say was what would be a good prayer?

Question

to say every night and ask jesus and god for forgiveness for i have sined

Answer 1

An Act of Contrition is good. Here is an example:

My God,
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong
And failing to do good,
I have sinned against you
whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help,
to do penance,
to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Amen.

Or the Sinner's prayer in Luke 18:13:

But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, "O God, be merciful to me a sinner."

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

The example set in the Bible is to pray in normal, everyday words, almost as if you were having a conversation with God. Simply ask Him to fogive you and protect you with whatever words you see fit.

If you want a more formulaic prayer, pray "the Lord's prayer" (matthew 6:9-13), but spend time focusing on what each phrase means. When you ask for God's will to be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, what are you really asking God? When you ask God to forgive you of your "debts" as you forgive those with "debts" against you, think about what that means, and how it can change your life.

The other examples people gave are great, too, but the Lord's prayer came straight from the lips of Jesus.

I hope this helps you!

Answer 3

You shouldn't say a repetitious prayer. Just talk to God as you would anyone else. But don't keep asking forgiveness for the same sin. If you ask forgiveness you need to try not to keep doing the sin. That called repenting.

Answer 4

My opinion is that there should not be a set prayer that you say each night. Each day brings us a new set of sins & short comings that we need to ask forgivness about. We also need to always thank the Lord for all the many blessings he has bestowed on us each & everyday. Pray from your heart, not something you have memorized to say every night.

Answer 5

What makes a prayer good, is when it is sincere and comes from the heart, followed by true repentance. Repentance is when you identify what part of you that makes you commit that sin,are remorseful for committing it, and work hard to change that part, so you do not commit it again. You must be cleansed thorugh repentance to the Lord before you can be heard by God. God will not look upon sin or the sinner.

It is something that comes with continuous awarness of one's flaws ,and the true desire to recognize them and the heart, to want to see that change all the way through. It can be done with the help of Jesus and thorugh daily prayer.

The Lord knows us better than we know ourselves. If you asked Him to show you what He wants of you, and what He says needs to be changed from inside you, He will bring it to the surface, so you can start to work on improving that part of you. It takes time.

Just like smoking. the actual will to quit must come deep inside you. Just saying you'd like to quit isn't enough. You must want to change from deep within yourself or you will not change. Repentance is the same thing.

You must want to change the parts of you that sin, or you are not sincere in that repentance. Sincereity is the tool that is used to become strong in the ability resist the disire to repeat that sin, or it is just words that mean nothing when you repent. Jesus knows the difference.

You need to recognize that part of you that causes you to sin,and tell yourself, no. You are reconditioning your self to do what is rightous in the eyes of God, and not what satan has always had you to do. Your are breaking old bad habits and replacing them with new good ones, in the name of Jesus.

Prayer is good when it comes from your heart.

Answer 6

Here's another Catholic one:

Forgive me my sins, O Lord, forgive me my sins;
the sins of my youth, the sins of my age, the sins of my soul,
the sins of my body; my idle sins, my serious voluntary sins;
the sins I know, the sins I do not know; the sins I have concealed
for so long, and which are now hidden from my memory.

I am truly sorry for every sin, mortal and venial,
for all the sins of my childhood up to the present hour.

I know my sins have wounded Thy Tender Heart,
O My Savior, let me be freed from the bonds of evil through
the most bitter Passion of My Redeemer. Amen.


Once you're more confident with prayer, you might want to just open a 'dialogue' and take it from there.

Answer 7

When you were very young, did you suddenly start talking with your parents in long sentences and for great lengths of time? I doubt it. And yet they weren't disappointed in you; they were delighted in your first attempts to speak.

In the same way, when we truly understand that God is our loving heavenly Father and we are His children, then we won't worry so much about "running out of things to say" or disappointing Him. God wants us to talk with Him, our heavenly Father, and He takes delight in us when we come to Him in prayer. When His disciples asked Jesus how to pray, He replied, "This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven ...'" (Matthew 6:9).

Begin when you pray by thanking and praising God for His love and goodness. The Psalmist wrote, "Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" (Psalm 107:8, KJV). Then confess your sins and ask for His forgiveness. Finally, bring your concerns to Him. You may find it helpful to keep a list of people for whom you are praying.

Perhaps, however, the first prayer you need to make is one of faith, asking Christ to come into your life and giving yourself to Him. Christ has opened Heaven's door for us by His death on the cross, and when we know Him, we know God hears our prayers.

Answer 8

praise and glorify God at least 5 times a day as the Muslims do

Answer 9

Prayer isn't going to take away your guilty conscience. You need to see a therapist (Christian, if you prefer) who will lead you through the steps to find out why you wallow in guilt. I can tell you that the first step will be to acknowledge the benefit in your remaining in the state of guilt.

Answer 10

if your catholic you could try the act of contrition

O my God,
I am heartily sorry for
having offended Thee,
and I detest all my sins,
because I dread the loss of heaven,
and the pains of hell;
but most of all because
they offend Thee, my God,
Who are all good and
deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve,
with the help of Thy grace,
to confess my sins,
to do penance,
and to amend my life.