Your Quick Ways to Pray

Recently Beliefnet offered 10 Quick Ways to Pray, a guide to helping you find a few spare moments in your daily life  to connect with God. We asked what your favorite quick ways to pray were. Below are some of your top ways to squeeze in a few moments of prayer time in your busy day. You can still share more of your favorite quick ways to pray on the message boards.

Computer Prayers
"When I sit at the computer I find myself saying small prayers for people or about things that are going on in my life. Sometimes it seems that God sort of answers me back. Not always in the way I expect, but an answer."

"I often find myself just chattering away to God like I would to anyone else who is present in the room. I often misplace things and am usually in a hurry, and I end up praying for God to help me find keys, books, etc. When I do find them, I say aloud, "Thank you, God". I try to remember to thank Him for all of the littlest things in my life."

"These two ideas are ones I have picked up along the way - one from a teacher, the other from a book. They work wonders. Each time you place your hand on your door leaving your home, or the door entering where you work, pause. Pray for the day/for the work that will be done.

"The other tip, which is in some ways related, is to have your own 'sign'. (In the first tip, the doorhandle would be the sign.) Pick something to be your sign, and each time you see it, remind yourself of your prayer."

"After I exercise, instead of praising myself during the breathing/stretching commonly practiced in most at-home programs, I praise God and thank Him for the ability to exercise and all of the blessings He gives me.

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