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The Virtue of Prayerfulness

Also known as: Mindfulness

Definition of Prayerfulness:

Being still, listening, and being willing to talk to God as a friend

Prayer for Prayerfulness:

Dear Jesus, I desire to have You as my best friend. Give me a desire to spend time with You each day, as I do with my friends. Help me always to put You first in my life, even when I am busy.

Prayerfulness Looks Like:

Folding my hands when I pray
Focusing on Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
Looking at the priest during Mass
Kneeling in the pew
Closing your song book quietly

Prayerfulness Sounds Like:

Silence

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Featured Scriptures

Philippians 4:4-7

Rejoice in the Lord always

Mark 6:31

And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

Psalm 46:10-11

"Be still, and know that I am God. I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth!" The LORD of hosts is with us

Luke 22:41

And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed,

1 Corinthians 14:28

But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silence in church and speak to himself and to God.

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