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How do I LEARN TO PRAY OUTLOUD IN PUBLIC?
9 Answers
- RELv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Don't.
Matthew 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
· Matthew 6: 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
· Matthew 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
- 1 decade ago
Ya'll don't want to be doin' that now, ya hear? As long as you keep your unprovable beliefs to yourself, you're not hurting anyone, but as soon as you attempt to spread them, you've crossed the line. Mysticism, also known as insisting on the irrational, is a threat to reason, the very basis for morality. You can't go around threatening reason and expect to get away with it; it really should be a crime, and would be were it introduced in a culture that had grown out of it completely. Not yelling fire in a crowded theater, but the equivalent of selling people anti-ghost spray. Even if people think it works, they're still being bilked out of their money because you're scaring them! Do you really want to be a bully and hurt people by scaring them like that? You're the one who's scared, why inflict the same on others? Deal with your own problems and leave the rest of us alone please.
- 1 decade ago
I take it you mean to group praying, like at a bible study meeting or something. This is a thing where many people can be self-concious, so you are not alone.
When it's your turn to have a go, or there's a suitable gap, jump in and say something. Just it keep to short prayers without using complex sentences. Try to keep it to things relevant to everybody present, don't go rambling on about something only known to you. Get the group to agree on some topics beforehand, such as someone who is in need. If you can't think of any specific "requests" to pray for, then just think of something you can be thankful for!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Never hopefully!!!
It is simply done for egotistic reasons and actually harms Christianity!!
God hears silent prayers praying loudly in public is for your benefit only and therefore a false prayer!!
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
As said above, "First thing is to believe firmly that you are more important than the people around you that you might annoy."
Second thing is to believe that your god, while omnipotent and omniscient, is also a bit deaf, so you need to speak aloud for Him to hear you.
Third thing is to convince yourself that, by praying aloud, you're not just trying to convince the people around youi that you're a holy person.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
First thing is to believe firmly that you are more important than the people around you that you might annoy.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Any college that teaches self righteousness
- 1 decade ago
you dont! keep it to yourself. do you like it when others force their beliefs down your throat?