All About Prayer
To be sure,
The most important thing about prayer
is the message you are conveying to God
(Psalms 54:2, Luke 18:9-14, Ephesians 6:18),
Whether silently
… (Nehemiah 2:4-5, 1 Thessalonians 5:17),Whispered…
(Isaiah 26:16),Spoken…
(Psalm 66:19, Daniel 9:20),Called upon in a raised voice…
(Jeremiah 29:12, Acts 4:24),Sung…
(Acts 16:25, 1 Corinthians 14:15, Psalm 96:1-2),Or cried out …
(Hebrews 5:7, 2 Chronicles 32:20, Ezra 10:1, Psalms 5:2).A guide for prayer is in
Matthew 6:5-15.(Daniel 6:10, Acts 20:36, Acts 21:5).
Another common practice was to lay your hands on someone as you pray for them
Or commissioned them with a role in the church
(Matthew 19:13-15, Acts 6:6, Acts 13:3, James 5:14-16).
In the Garden of Gethsamene, Jesus prayed kneeling, with his face to the ground
(Luke 22:41, Matthew 26:39).
You could also pray while standing
(Mark 11:25).Praying with your hands spread out is mentioned in
Isaiah 1:15.Looking toward heaven is another possibility
(John 17:1).Lifting up holy hands in prayer is urged
in 1 Timothy 2:8.The idea of wrestling in prayer
(Colossians 4:12) is more figurative than literal,Although Jacob did literally wrestle in prayer
(Genesis 8:24-30).Praying in a foreign language is fine, as long as you understand what you're saying
(1 Corinthians 14:13-15).