Prayer - Christians believe that praying is communicating with God.

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Christians believe that praying is communicating with God. Prayers can be done in many different ways. For example it can be done in silence, by talking to God, meditating to God, singing to God and through the Bible. There are four different types of prayer-Adoration, praising God and letting him know how wonderful he is. Confession, asking forgiveness for the sins they’ve committed and knowing what they have done is wrong. Thanksgiving, thanking God for the things he’s done for people. And finally Supplication, asking God for help when people are in need. The three prayers I am going to talk about are; Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication. This is because I find them interesting and also think that these are the three most important prayers.

               

Christians doesn’t spend all their time on praying. Christians spend most of their time doing everyday normal lives. So to leave this hectic life style for a while and pray not only restore their faith in God but also sends them a sense of peacefulness, which many people seek out for. So prayers play an important part of a Christian’s life.

 

CONFESSION

 

Confession is when Christians say how they are for the sins they’ve commited. People believe that it is always healthy to talk about problems. So by confessing to God they get all their guilt off their chests. Christians believe that if they are sincere and are truly sorry God will forgive them. Forgiveness is an important part of Christianity and it provides a lot of comfort.

Origins of confession have come from the Bible as it stresses its importance. Christians believe that sins ruin their link with God, and there is evidence through the ages of Christians writing prayers of confession to God.

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There are many things people might feel sorry for and has the need of confession. For example someone stealing something from a shop and later regretting it. Or it could be that someone has lied to their parents and feel bad. It could also be as serious as committing a murder and later the murder is truly sorry. Christians confess knowing that if they are truly sorry God will forgive.

These are just some of the prayers people can use:

PSALMS 51   A prayer of forgiveness            

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