Prayer beads

There is something paradoxical at play when a room cannot be used in the way it was intended. For example, when a public place is used for private purposes, that is an anomaly. This paper will examine why this is the case based on the purpose, observation, and irony surrounding a certain space. Spring Arbor couples have a strange attraction to a certain couch in the fireside room, causing the whole room to be unavailable while they are in it, disturbing its purpose as a community gathering place…

Johnsy dwelled on the self sacrifice of Behrman, she allowed many tears to trickle out of her teal colored eyes. The question why? kept gyrated inside Johnsy’s head, why would anyone ever sacrifice themselves for her? What has she ever sacrificed for someone else? She felt so worthless the more she pondered that question, she had never examined herself; her life, and for the first time, she did. Nothing Johnsy had accomplished throughout her life had any real significance to herself or others,…

Having prayers in schools has been a subject to discussion as there are some people who think having prayer in schools is against the constitution. As children are too young to distinguish right and wrong, and they have no idea about religion, exposing them to religious matters and prayer is controversial. One of the articles that favors having prayer in schools is “We Need More Prayer” that is written by Armstrong Williams. Also, one of the articles that discusses against having prayer in…

well-being strategy I focused on gratitude. I wasn't surprised that this was one of my best-fitting strategies because I firmly believe in the power of gratitude. In order to make sure I was expressing gratitude every day I decided to make my evening prayers focused on only expressing thanks. This also takes a little from the spirituality activity since I would be focusing my gratefulness on God, even though it wasn't one of my best-fitting strategies (which did surprise me). I had thought of…

“Even the most basic type of prayer is offensive to those who don’t want to pray. And meanwhile, some common prayers might be rejected by devout Christians as weak tea” (Tribune News Service).If students don't want to practice a basic type of religion or any other religion other than theirs they should have the choice to practice…

in whales at a time when a man named Booth had distanced himself from organized religion and started the Salvation Army, and the people of Whales were praying for a mighty move of God. Little did the people of Whales know that the answer to their prayer was already born but serving God was the furthest thing from the mind of Mr. & Mrs. Wigglesworth being very poor John Wigglesworth worked long hours just to provide for his wife and four children.…

Affirmative Prayer On pages 82 and 83 of The Basic Ideas of Science of Mind, Holmes provides an example of a prayer for physical healing. It may serve as a standard by which we measure our own prayer and realization. Whenever Holmes writes something that you do not understand or cannot agree with, examine its meaning and definition; and then examine your own thought that disagrees with these statements, which are true no matter what the condition and circumstance of your life. The following…

fear, life was still growing. And in that moment I knew God was inviting me to make time for love and mercy in all moments of my life, but especially in times where hope seems so far. This invitation from God was made even more clear the day of the prayer Vigil when we walked almost 2 hours to get to the venue. As I was struggling to walk in the heat, I was soon filled with so much hope and love from people I had never meet. People on corners welcoming us with smiles, waves, offering us water…

Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools remain controversial legal issues. In banning school prayer, the U.S. Supreme Court has mistaken the principle of “freedom of religion,” guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, for freedom from religion and any observance of it. School prayer would allow religious students the freedom to observe their religious beliefs during the school day. The U.S. Supreme Court has urged school cooperation with religious authorities for “it then respects the…

O pastor animarum is a sacred song composed by Hildegard von Bingen. The piece lacks an accompaniment, featuring a single female vocalist. The vocalist’s range is rather broad, jumping from one end of the scale to the other easily. The notes are legato, flowing into one another, typical in Gregorian chants. The texture of the song is light and airy, fitting with the message of salvation in the piece. Many phrases being with a crescendo and end in a diminuendo. Being nonmetric the style of the…