Faith and Prayer

Prayer and faith are closely related concepts. Faith is the foundation of prayer and prayer is the expression of faith. Faith gives prayer its power while prayer is the expression & exercise of faith. “Faith and Prayer are invisible, but they make impossible things possible. It is God’s part to do the wonders; ours is the simplest: To Trust & To Pray.” — Pinterest.com “There is no better prayer than the one spoken from the honest, open heart.” — John Hembree “When you feel unable to pray, remember that the Spirit Himself intercedes for you with groans that words cannot express.” — Jesus Lives “When you enter His presence with praise, He enters your circumstances with power.” — Pinterest.com “The moment you asked for forgiveness, God forgave you. Now do your part and leave the guilt behind.” — Spiritual Inspiration Faith and Prayer both are invisible, but they make impossible things possible. Faith is confidence or trust in a person, thing or concept. In the context of religion, faith is belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion. Faith means complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof. Faith is essential. It is necessary to move forward in our journey. It alone gives energy to become strong and stable. It makes us to determine and dedicate to sacrifice and focus more on our desired goals. If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness. A faith is a particular religion, for example Christianity, Buddhism or Islam. It states that faith is needed to determine some philosophical and religious truths and it questions the ability of reason to arrive at all truth. In Hinduism, most of the Vedic prayers begins with the chants of OM. OM is the Sanskrit symbol that amazingly resonates the peacefulness safely or comfortably within one’s higher self. Om is considered to have a profound effect on the body and mind of the one who chants and also creates a calmness, serenity, healing, strength of its own to prevail within and also in the surrounding environment. Prayer is an act of speaking to a God either privately or in a religious ceremony in order to express love, admiration, or thanks in order to ask for something. It is a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in solicitation, thanksgiving or adoration. Prayer can be a devout petition to God or an object of worship. It can also be a formula or sequence of words used in praying such as the Lord’s prayer. The true meaning of prayer is communication with God. Praising him, confessing our sins, thanking Him, and asking for our needs and desires. Communication with our creator. Engaging in loving fellowship with the maker of heaven and earth. Acknowledging and strengthening our relationship with Eternal. Seeking out His will for our lives, confessing sins, and asking for help. Conversing with God. Both talking to the Lord and listening. A request for help or expression of thanks to God.