Praying without ceasing is not ritualized, nor are there even words. It is a constant state of awareness of oneness with God.
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Some people keep God in a Sunday morning box and say, 'Hey, I did my religious duty.' That's fine, but the scripture says to pray without ceasing. And I think that means all through the day you're talking to God. Even if it's in your thoughts.
In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.
We lack rituals in this modern world.
However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent.
Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.
Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God, power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray, you begin to feel the sense of being sent, that the divine compulsion is upon you.
To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or not, but simply saying the first thing that comes to mind from being learnt by rote by frequent repetition - cannot be called prayer: God grant that no Christian may address Him in this manner.
To pray is to have a conversation with Deity. This sacred and supernal communication with Heavenly Father is a divine and delicate process. This crucial communication should be conducted with great care and in compliance with sacred counsel.
There is clearly a Christian New Testament tradition that warns against praying loudly in the front of the temple where everyone can see you.