5 reasons why people pray?

Question

its for my R.E homework :)
Thank you

Answer 1

God's repeated command to do so-Romans 12:12, Col. 4:2
The example of Christ-Heb. 5:7
The example of the early church-Acts 1:14
The example of Paul-Acts 9:10-11
Prayer defeats the Devil-Luke 22:32
Prayer saves the sinner-Luke 18:13
Prayer restores the backslider-James 5:16
Prayer strengthens the saint-Jude 20
Prayer sends forth laborers-Matt. 9:38
Prayer heals the sick-James 5:13-15
Prayer glorifies God's name-Rev. 5:8
Prayer accomplishes the impossible-Matt. 21:22
Prayer gives good things-Psalm 102:17
Prayer imparts wisdom-James 1:5
Prayer bestows peace-Phil.-4:5
Prayer keeps one from sin-Matt. 26:41
Prayer reveals the will of God-Luke 11:9-10

Answer 2

Reasons To Pray

Answer 3

1. The belief that the finite can actually communicate with the infinite;
2. The belief that the infinite is interested in communicating with the finite;
3. The belief that the prayer is listened to and may or may not get a response;
4. The belief that prayer is intended to inculcate certain attitudes in the one who prays, rather than to influence the recipient;
5. The belief that prayer is intended to train a person to focus on the recipient through philosophy and intellectual contemplation.

Answer 4

5 Reasons people pray:
To talk to God: to express oneself to the Almighty
To Ask: Great Need To Be Filled -Caught up in Fear - Unable to Trust - asking for desired outcomes
To Express Gratitude: Prayer of Thanksgiving
To align with God: to remember right relation in God
To commune with God: Creator's intimate connection with Created
I'm a prayer Chaplain at my church and this is what I observe.
Hope this helps. There are Biblical types of prayer which you may find helpful as well.

Answer 5

I sometimes run software on my computer which reminds me of Islamic prayer times. And no, I'm not Islamic. But being reminded five times a day, sometimes at very inconvenient hours, is a pretty good kick-start when I'm complacent. To the extent Islam is "backwards", it is because of things like Wahhabism and being tied too closely to some cultures that have struggled with modernity--- and let me remind you, that the cultures in question have struggled with modernity largely because of European, and later, American, imperialism and exploitation. If it weren't for American meddling in favor of the House of Saud, for example, Wahhabism would probably lack the position and wealth it has to spread its pernicious influence far and wide. Islam had the historic disadvantage of being an empire (the Ottomans) in a long terminal decline just as Europe came into its own. As the Ottoman empire slowly collapsed within itself, Europe, awash with its newfound ideas and technologies (many of them stimulated by earlier interaction with the, for the time, *highly advanced* culture of medieval Islam) and just starting on the adventure of European imperialism, cast an eye on its neighbor, and began either conquering or meddling with pieces of it. Almost by definition, the goal of an empire is to keep its subjects submissive. Nothing says "submission" quite like keeping people ignorant and awash in superstition. A more objective, less bigoted eye would look upon Islam and recognize a religion which has much to admire and much to be inspired by (even if those things are not the still-medieval qualities of some Middle Eastern ***cultures*** so beloved by Western imperialists). Islam, in fact, looks more modern in its core outlook, separated from the pernicious postcolonial cultural qualities, than does Christianity or Judaism. An objective eye would also recognize that the decline of an empire accompanied by the rise of backwards, rigidly-fundamentalist, ideas pulling a society towards barbaric practices sounds a little too much like a description of the "modern" USA for comfort. Bigots. Blegh.

Answer 6

1. Adore the Lord
2. Thank Him (for blessings, trials, miracles, healing and peace)
3. Communicate with the Lord (Lift-up everything)
4. Confess our sins and repent
5. Supplicate ( Ask for whatever you need and pray for others)

Answer 7

Let's see if I can remember all 5.

1. Thanksgiving
2. Praise and worship.
3. Intercession (praying for other people).
4. Supplication (Requests)
5.

Rats... Perhaps someone else can remember the last one.

Carl got it correct.

Answer 8

1) because we can't control everything so we try to control things through a stronger entity then ourselves.
2) It makes people feel better
3) because we want things we gotta ask someone for our favorite sports team to win the big game!
4) They were taught at a very early age, so its a second nature like brushing your teeth before you go to bed
5) because people believe in god (s) or entities.

Answer 9

To meditate and be in God's presence. To pray for guidance and the courage to follow that guidance. To petition God for a favor. To pray for forgiveness. The prayer of faith to heal the sick.

Answer 10

1 feels good
2 connection to higher power
3 connection to group consciousness
4 feels good
5 see 1 thru 4