My father was an Episcopalian minister, and I've always been comforted by the power of prayer.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am a religious person and rely heavily on prayers.
I think the Lord's Prayer is a very powerful prayer. And the prayer of St. Francis.
My mother was a Sunday school teacher. So I am a byproduct of prayer. My mom just kept on praying for her son.
Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.
I am a Congregationalist with Catholic sensibilities. Which probably explains how I ended up in a Episcopal church.
My grandparents and my mom prayed the rosary a lot, and later in life, I had a priest friend of mine teach me centering prayer, based on Father Thomas Keating's work. That led to practicing different kinds of meditation off and on as I got older.
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.
I do believe in the power of prayer.
I was brought up by an Episcopalian father and Presbyterian mother in nondenominational Army chapels all over the world and never really had much religious experience.
I was raised an Episcopalian. And I did not and I don't believe that anyone is looking out for me personally.