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Praying to the Lord
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| The Old Testament |
| Psalm 95:6 |
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
Let us kneel before the Lord our God.
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| Psalm 17:6 |
I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God;
Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech.
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| Psalm 102:1 |
Hear my prayer, O Lord,
And let my cry come unto You.
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| Psalm 145:18 |
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
to all who call upon Him in truth.
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| The New Testament |
| Matthew 6:7-14 |
"[W]hen you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.
In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
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| Matthew 7:7,8 |
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened."
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| Matthew 21:22 |
"All things, whatsoever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
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| Matthew 26:41 |
"Watch and pray lest you enter into temptation."
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| John 14:14 |
"If you ask anything in My name, I will do it."
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| John 15:7 |
"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you."
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| The Heavenly Doctrines |
| Arcana Coelestia 2535 |
Prayer is speech with God.
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| see Apocalypse Explained 325:12 |
When a person is in a life of charity, he is constantly praying, if not with the mouth yet with the heart. |
| see Spiritual Experiences 2435 |
The prayers of little children are much more fully heard in heaven than the prayers of grown-ups. |
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