[JHavard]

The Rosary is the Apostles Creed, the our Father, the Glory Be, and quotes from Scripture, along with asking Mary to pray for us, recited while meditating on the Mysteries of Jesus' birth, life, passion & ministry. It is hardly comparable to praying to Muhammad.

If you believe that’s the way God meant for you to communicate with Him, that’s fine, but I never say the same prayer twice, and I say no memorized prayers.

I would feel like a fake if I did, because once you ask God something, do you think he forgets what it was, so you have to repeat it over and over every day of your life?

Would you like it if every time your children talked to you, they repeated the same thing over and over in monotone, the same memorized thing, or would you like them to talk as they would to some one they loved, and in a sincere heartfelt way, and told you what was on their minds and what their concerns were?

Personally, the day I start repeating a memorized prayer, it’ll be because my mind has gone and I can’t be spontaneous any longer.

If you have any problem involving yourself with any of the above, you might as well be a Muhammadan.

And when I begin to pray like that, Muhammad will probably be the only one listening.

JH :-)

[AlguyA]

"I would feel like a fake if I did, because once you ask God something, do you think he forgets what it was, so you have to repeat it over and over every day of your life?"

Are you saying when you pray, all you do is ask God for "something?"

[AlguyA]

"Would you like it if every time your children talked to you, they repeated the same thing over and over in monotone, "

Well, I would not like it if they did it in monotone, but I never get tired of hearing them say, "I love you, Dad."

[ventana]

You don't even say the Our Father?

You don't see that as an instruction from the Lord?

We are further apart than I thought. Is this usual for other NCs as well?

v.

[CindyDawg]

How is this? It is an original prayer by a 3 y/o not wanting to go to bed. I asked him who taught him this and he said "Mommy". It went something like "thank you for our food, now goodnight. close your eyes and GO TO SLEEP!". :')