We pray, everyone here on earth prays now and always. Why? Many think unceasingly. They find it difficult to explain though they feel satisfied to pray to something greater than us. It’s a thirst of human race, the thirst of rationality. An Indian yogi said “Man Knows God and pray to him” after the discovery of him for God.
The hope that urges us to pray, faith that pushes us to pray and fear that of unknown forces us to implore that we may be guided by the divine. Man’s soul understands his powerlessness of his reality and motivates the mind to approach the invocation of divine since man is an image of the combination of Body and Soul. Both elements of body and soul pray though the physical image may not know when the spirit is longing for the providence and imploring the divine grace.
Man prays in three ways such as vocal or sound prayer, meditation and contemplation. Those who know God pray. Likewise those who denied God also pray. How, yes their soul pray but the physical image refuses to accept the existence of his soul when he denies the metaphysical existence of beings and at last the first mover of the universe whom we call God. Man admits his uncertainties, inconsistencies, incapable of controlling his physic and soul and therefore he prays.
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This small reflection is based on the book " Augustine On Prayer" by Thomas Hand. which i presented this in the class.
Suggestions and positive criticism are welcome.
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This small reflection is based on the book " Augustine On Prayer" by Thomas Hand. which i presented this in the class.
Suggestions and positive criticism are welcome.
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