Can someone teach me how to start praying again?
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For me, sitting in silence in nature is a prayer. What does a orayer look like for you. How can I help.
Honestly it is one of those things that I used to do all the time. I am a lost soul. No idea what my faith is anymore. Grew up a Roman Catholic. Had dramatic issues with the church. Tried praying on and off over the past couple years, but something has always felt off, or repulsed by it, because of a lack of understanding. Not comprehending. Lots of questions.
Who am I praying to anymore?
What is worth praying about?
Why should I be praying?
Will it do me any good, or am I just speaking to the wind?
I have been stuck for so many years now unable to recover and move forward. So the depression, stress, and anger of being lost has really set in. My mate is trying to get me to be more positive, because she sees how it is affecting me negatively. So I am at a loss for what to do next.
I never was raised around any sort of organized religion. But I do feel like I have found my own connection to something bigger and beyond myself. I feel like I have faith now. It's hard to say in what exactly. I like to think that my thoughts of gratitude and observing nature are prayers of some sort. I enjoy learning bits and pieces from many faiths but I have no desire to be attached to any of them. I think a spiritual connection can be a very personal thing. Not sure what I am saying exactly. 🤷
Do you feel like you are living your best life and doing what you want with your time? Do you feel grateful and alligned with your current experience? I was quite depressed, pessimistic, and faithless for a long time. It took making some major life changes to get me to a better place.
I think it is half and half for me. I am both living my best life, but I am not doing what I want with my time either. Grateful for what I have, but feel like I also have a big gaping hole in my heart and overall life satisfaction. Depression, pessimism, and faithlessness are my constant companions and I would like them all to fuck off forever. I am unsure of what major life changes are required, or how to accomplish them.
I feel like living our best life would also entail doing what we want with our time. I take it you have obligations that you feel you have to fulfill.
Hello, friend. This is a worthy question. Read the New Testament. That's the last half of the Bible, starting with the stories of Jesus' life, teachings, miracles, death and resurrection. It starts with the book of Matthew. Read it, and Jesus will teach you how to pray.
The Bible is the message of the living God. So I suggest just talking to him as you read. Ask him to guide you as you read. Ask him to teach you. He will. You can always ask me and other Christians here on nostr for help, but better to find someone in meatspace who loves Jesus and can help you on your way.
I was once lost too. Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. He finds us, redeems us, restores us.
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
And the love of God
And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
Be with you.