Thursday, September 13, 2007

Approaches to Catholic Prayer

There are a variety of approaches to understanding prayer:
  • The belief that the prayer is listened to, and may or may not get a response;
  • The belief that prayer is intended to inculcate certain attitudes in the one who prays, rather than to influence the recipient;
  • The belief that prayer is intended to train a person to focus on the recipient through philosophy and intellectual contemplation;
  • The belief that prayer is intended to enable a person to gain a direct experience of the recipient;
  • The belief that prayer is intended to affect the very fabric of reality itself.

From: Roman-Catholic-Prayers.com

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