Blazin Bones
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Can anyone share one thing that they do for/with God that is kinda unique to their relationship with God?
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Chupacabra
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I believe there is a god, but I'm fairly indifferent about him/her/it, seeing as I don't believe he interferes with the universe, so that's pretty unique, I think.
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GundamZero
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That was not the question. :-? Obviously if you don't believe God interferes with the universe He created, you don't have any unique relationship with him. But I hope and pray that the LORD blesses you and keeps you safe while your still lost. 
I personally have a bond with the LORD that He allows me to pray on behalf of nonbelievers and He has intervened for them in quite a few circumstances, at least four or five obvious times in the last week.
I personally have a bond with the LORD that He allows me to pray on behalf of nonbelievers and He has intervened for them in quite a few circumstances, at least four or five obvious times in the last week.
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notapseudonym
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I have been praying compline (night prayer) part of the Liturgy of the Hours since January. I think I have only missed five times. I was first exposed to praying lauds (morning prayer), midday prayer, and vespers (evenng prayer) at a retreat a little over a year ago. It is a very beautiful prayer and has really helped to deepen my relationship with Him.
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GundamZero
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Is the vesper this?
Tireless guardian on our way, Thou has kept us well this day.
While we thank Thee, we request, care continue, pardon rest.
Amen
We say this prayer at Boy Scout camp. I'm interested in your practice.
Could you elaborate on it a little more?
Tireless guardian on our way, Thou has kept us well this day.
While we thank Thee, we request, care continue, pardon rest.
Amen
We say this prayer at Boy Scout camp. I'm interested in your practice.
Could you elaborate on it a little more?
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notapseudonym
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Sorry it took me so long to get back to you.
Vespers is part of the Liturgy of the Hours. The Liturgy og the Hours is a way of praying the psalms. Vespers is said at night. The basic form of vespers is this:
Begins with the verse and response - God come to my assistance, Lord make haste to Help me.
Glory tot he Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit as it was in the begining, is now and will be forever, amen
Depending on the day one or two pslams are prayed followed by a reading from the Bible.
Then a gospel caticale is prayed followed by a prayer and the closing - May the all powerful God grant us a restful night and a peaceful death.
I will look up some websites that explain it a little better.
I think this is one of the most beautiful prayers.
Vespers is part of the Liturgy of the Hours. The Liturgy og the Hours is a way of praying the psalms. Vespers is said at night. The basic form of vespers is this:
Begins with the verse and response - God come to my assistance, Lord make haste to Help me.
Glory tot he Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit as it was in the begining, is now and will be forever, amen
Depending on the day one or two pslams are prayed followed by a reading from the Bible.
Then a gospel caticale is prayed followed by a prayer and the closing - May the all powerful God grant us a restful night and a peaceful death.
I will look up some websites that explain it a little better.
I think this is one of the most beautiful prayers.
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GundamZero
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Thanks. 
It's good to see someone so dedicated in prayer. It sure is important to remember to receive our daily bread from the Father.
It's good to see someone so dedicated in prayer. It sure is important to remember to receive our daily bread from the Father.
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notapseudonym
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Here is a little on the history of the Liturgy of the Hours:
The early writings of the Christian Church bear witness to a prayer tradition that is rich in eschatological symbols. Christians were to be always praying. They struggled was not against human agents but against spiritual, cosmic forces that never slept. They knew neither the hour nor the day on which the messiah would return. They owed the divine an unlimited measure of gratitude not only for creation but for the redemption of that creation.
Throughout the early centuries of Christianity, preachers admonished Christians to spend their entire lives in prayer. They encouraged them to pray in the morning and the evening, to rise during the night and keep vigil. Tertullian even encouraged them to use the regularly announced watches of the day (at the third, sixth and ninth hours) to remind themselves of their obligation to render thanks to God. 1 For early Christians the question was never whether or not they should pray always, only how to accomplish such an extreme demand. Origen (died c.254) encouraged them to interpret acts of righteousness and mercy as acts of prayer so that they might fulfill the command to pray always.
So while Christians were entreated to pray always in their hearts and in their actions, they also gathered regularly at the beginning and end of each day to pray together. The choice of these times may or may not have been influenced by Jewish traditions that placed particular emphasis on daily prayers at the beginning and end of each day.
After Constantine's conversion, these prayer times (morning, evening, and sometimes in the middle of the night) became common in all the cathedrals throughout the empire. In the West, these services came to be called matins, vespers, and vigils.
Selections from
http://www.yale.edu/adhoc/research_reso ... hours.html
The early writings of the Christian Church bear witness to a prayer tradition that is rich in eschatological symbols. Christians were to be always praying. They struggled was not against human agents but against spiritual, cosmic forces that never slept. They knew neither the hour nor the day on which the messiah would return. They owed the divine an unlimited measure of gratitude not only for creation but for the redemption of that creation.
Throughout the early centuries of Christianity, preachers admonished Christians to spend their entire lives in prayer. They encouraged them to pray in the morning and the evening, to rise during the night and keep vigil. Tertullian even encouraged them to use the regularly announced watches of the day (at the third, sixth and ninth hours) to remind themselves of their obligation to render thanks to God. 1 For early Christians the question was never whether or not they should pray always, only how to accomplish such an extreme demand. Origen (died c.254) encouraged them to interpret acts of righteousness and mercy as acts of prayer so that they might fulfill the command to pray always.
So while Christians were entreated to pray always in their hearts and in their actions, they also gathered regularly at the beginning and end of each day to pray together. The choice of these times may or may not have been influenced by Jewish traditions that placed particular emphasis on daily prayers at the beginning and end of each day.
After Constantine's conversion, these prayer times (morning, evening, and sometimes in the middle of the night) became common in all the cathedrals throughout the empire. In the West, these services came to be called matins, vespers, and vigils.
Selections from
http://www.yale.edu/adhoc/research_reso ... hours.html