Praying with your partner
I thought I would start a new discussion on praying with your partner.
Is this something many people on here who pray do with their partners? Have you any good stories to share on this subject? .
Has anyone got any tips on a healthy prayer life with a partner? And has anyone got any experience of multi-faith prayer partnerships?
Mani Hussain Tue 26/08/08 21:38
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They do say "if u pray together, you stay together". Mine was a mixed marriage of 40y and we never did pray together, except the day we were married!
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Sorry to hear that terambulan.
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I occassionaly pray with my partner before bed and find it really worthwhile, baring our souls and connecting us on a deeper level.
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JJ2006 - I hope you don't mind me asking but are you gay?
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Wot u sorry about Mani? Have u misunderstood me? We proved u can stay together without praying together.
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Oh sorry terambulan when you said "mine was" I thought that you meant the marriage was over.
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When you say mixed marriage do you race or religion?
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Me and my wife offered prayers few times together. Especially when my wife was learning how to do Muslim Prayer (Salah, Namaz). It makes you feel good.
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Mani, why do you feel the need to ask JJ if he is gay? What does that have to do with the question?
No, my husband and I don't pray together. We don't pray at all because we don't believe there is anything to pray to. Strange how some marriages last without it.
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My wife and I do not pray together, and I am not gay. Neither is she.
She is a heathen tree worshipper though, so I am quite hapy for her to run naked through the forest with me fast behind her. That wasn't religion though, just a very nice sunny afternoon in Norfolk when we had not so many cares. I've still got the photos.
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The words 'Oh God' have been uttered between myself and a partner but I'm not sure you could call it praying exactly...
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My husband and I have been married 34 years without praying and are doing fine. Im not an athiest, but my mother in law always seems to be praying for someones health or personal problems but the inevitable still happens. The only person it seems to help is her by making her feel good I suppose. Shes 93 bless her.
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I have a friend who is a Muslim convert (i.e. a convert to Islam). He's Scottish but his wife is Pakistani. They pray together, and it does seem to help them face life's trials. They do not ask for miracles, merely the strength to face whatever problems each day throws at them. If both partners share a belief, then why not pray together? Shared faith is bound to add power to the faith of each partner.
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I agree Jock, it can achieve so much positivity when faced with life's and peoples negativity.
It seems such a shame that people need to mock people who do pray in order to justify themselves.
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I don't have a partner but do pray with my AA partner Jackie. I find it quite amazing to share the most intimate part of your life with someone.
I just wondered how a couple who usually pray together would deal with a situation where one partner wanted to pray alone?
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Yes they do say "The family that prays together stays together", and we are all beleivers in my family, apart from my father who I think is on the verge of conversion. It's his birthday today, so if you could all pray for his conversion that would be the best birthday ever.
Say outside a church once "This building is Prayer Conditioned". Couldn't stop smiling all day.
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