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A Prayer for Surrender in God. Father, I abandon myself into your hands. Do with me whatever you will. Whatever you may do, I thank you. I am ready for all, I accept all.
The oral prayer (the prayer of the lips) is a simple recitation, still external to the practitioner. The focused prayer, when "the mind is focused upon the words" of the prayer, "speaking them as if they were our own." The prayer of the heart itself, when the prayer is no longer something we do but who we are.
"The world was made partly that there may be prayer; partly that our prayers might be answered." From Woman's Day The Best Prayer Quotes That'll Strengthen Your Faith
Prayer can take a variety of forms: it can be part of a set liturgy or ritual, and it can be performed alone or in groups. Prayer may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creedal statement, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. The act of prayer is attested in written sources as early as five thousand years ago.
Recoveries have been attributed to many techniques commonly classified as faith healing. It can involve prayer, a visit to a religious shrine, or simply a strong belief in a supreme being. [8] Many people interpret the Bible, especially the New Testament, as teaching belief in, and the practice of, faith healing.
Thérèse of Lisieux describes prayer as "… a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy." [1] By prayer one acknowledges God's power and goodness, and one's own neediness and dependence.