“Scripted”

Monday, August 13, 2012

Is it okay to read a prayer, like a script, instead of it all coming from your heart at the moment you pray?

Eloquently,
Memorized

Dear Memorized,

Every prayer should come from your heart - but not necessarily off the top of your head.  We have all sorts of examples of prayers in the Bible.  Nehemiah prayed silently in his head as he stood before the king (Neh 2:4).  On the other hand, David wrote many, many prayers down in the Psalms.  Some prayers are spontaneous; some prayers are meticulously written down.  In either case, if it is sincere, it is valid (Eph 6:24).  If you write it down beforehand, it still came from your mind just as much as if you'd thought it up on the spot.

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