Comments on: only 7 ways to pray http://djchuang.com/2008/only-7-ways-to-pray/ / strategist / ideator / Asian American / connector / gamechanger Tue, 22 May 2012 16:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: thebloke http://djchuang.com/2008/only-7-ways-to-pray/#comment-5195 thebloke Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:44:24 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1834#comment-5195 In the OT the word for "work" and the word for "worship" are both rendered by the Hebrew word "Avodah" and that word is also sometimes also used for "Service" so perhaps work can also be a form of prayer. <br><br>Ministry, or service - can that be prayer too?<br><br>How about creating or making music?<br><br>Applying an extension of Col. 3. 17 - anything we "do" can be prayer... In the OT the word for “work” and the word for “worship” are both rendered by the Hebrew word “Avodah” and that word is also sometimes also used for “Service” so perhaps work can also be a form of prayer.

Ministry, or service – can that be prayer too?

How about creating or making music?

Applying an extension of Col. 3. 17 – anything we “do” can be prayer…

]]> By: djchuang http://djchuang.com/2008/only-7-ways-to-pray/#comment-5115 djchuang Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:07:59 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1834#comment-5115 alright! great additions to the list, 3 more would make it 10 ways to pray :) alright! great additions to the list, 3 more would make it 10 ways to pray :)

]]> By: djchuang http://djchuang.com/2008/only-7-ways-to-pray/#comment-5114 djchuang Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:06:50 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1834#comment-5114 good! yes, creating art can be done as art, and/or as prayer.. apologies for the omission good! yes, creating art can be done as art, and/or as prayer.. apologies for the omission

]]> By: elderj http://djchuang.com/2008/only-7-ways-to-pray/#comment-5101 elderj Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:00:44 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1834#comment-5101 drawing/ painting as prayer<br>dancing - which I guess is a type of posturing<br>singing - which could fit under speaking but is really rather differen drawing/ painting as prayer
dancing – which I guess is a type of posturing
singing – which could fit under speaking but is really rather differen

]]> By: Steve http://djchuang.com/2008/only-7-ways-to-pray/#comment-5098 Steve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:25:07 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1834#comment-5098 I had to chuckle:<br><br> "...text it in a 99-cent iPhone web app called Pray and it doesn’t go anywhere..."<br><br>Are you sure, DJ? If someone steps forward to say they had a prayer answered with it, are you willing to reconsider your opinion? ;) I had to chuckle:

“…text it in a 99-cent iPhone web app called Pray and it doesn’t go anywhere…”

Are you sure, DJ? If someone steps forward to say they had a prayer answered with it, are you willing to reconsider your opinion? ;)

]]> By: Richard http://djchuang.com/2008/only-7-ways-to-pray/#comment-5096 Richard Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:43:54 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1834#comment-5096 How about with visual art? Create a piece of art that communicates what you want to say to God. How about with visual art? Create a piece of art that communicates what you want to say to God.

]]> By: human3rror http://djchuang.com/2008/only-7-ways-to-pray/#comment-5091 human3rror Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:38:39 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1834#comment-5091 good one too. good one too.

]]> By: human3rror http://djchuang.com/2008/only-7-ways-to-pray/#comment-5090 human3rror Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:38:30 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1834#comment-5090 body prayer. hmm. body prayer. hmm.

]]> By: petec999 http://djchuang.com/2008/only-7-ways-to-pray/#comment-5089 petec999 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:36:55 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1834#comment-5089 I would add listening to this list. Here in the west we almost exclusively conceive of prayer as an action and rarely as receiving or simply presenting ourselves before God.<br><br>Nice list.<br><br>Pete I would add listening to this list. Here in the west we almost exclusively conceive of prayer as an action and rarely as receiving or simply presenting ourselves before God.

Nice list.

Pete

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