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Originally Posted by 1399
1) There are some days that an hour of prayer before service begins is beneficial for more reasons than just setting the mood.
2) Yes we should already be set, but when I was stationed at Camp Lejeune, it was all I could do to get to the prayer room and detoxify my own mind and heart from my surroundings and the issues of that day.
3) Yes we should, though there is not a mandate as to how deep that expression of praise and thanksgiving should be. The prayer time before church can help to focus your mind and bring you to a place of deep praise and thanksgiving.
4) I don't think this is a scripture to be taken as literal as others-- maybe we should live our lives as a prayer towards the Lord. If this is to be taken literal, it's just one more thing to add to the list of stuff I need Forgiveness and Grace for.
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I understand you. The thing I was getting at in all of it was this, we have no 'mandatory prayer time', we should all be doing as best we can throughout the day to keep our mind trained on God. We can pray as we drive in traffic, as we do our work, as we get our showers, etc. I think the point of praying withour ceasing is that our lives should be lived as a prayer to God. There is no way a person can live on the knees 24/7. What is the old saying? You would become "so spiritual minded you are no earthly good" if that is all you had time for.
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