Do Protestants pray differently?

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without the “formula” prayers. I just talk to God, I tell Him what’s on my heart, mind, my good things, my bad things, I ask for help in areas, I give thanks for just about everything, etc. I’ve had several Catholics ask me how to pray because they didn’t know how to just talk to God. They always used the formula prayers. My priest said (during RCIA) that he’s had quite a few Catholics who didn’t know how to talk to God cuz they’d only used the pre-written prayers. That’s sad.
 
They tend to be informal from my experiences:
Eg: Dear God, thanks for this wonderful day, help us do well in work and help the homeless. etc etc. They dont put their palms together and they do not say “In the name of the Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.”
 
scimitar60 said:
They tend to be informal from my experiences:
Eg: Dear God, thanks for this wonderful day, help us do well in work and help the homeless. etc etc. **They dont put their palms together **and they do not say “In the name of the Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.”
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WHAT?? They do too! I grew up protestant and we ALWAYS put our palms together! Also, we would always end our prayer with “Through Jesus Christ Name we pray, amen.”
 
Sandalwood said:
WHAT?? They do too! I grew up protestant and we ALWAYS put our palms together! Also, we would always end our prayer with “Through Jesus Christ Name we pray, amen.”
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Most protestants just bow their heads and close their eyes. You must have been too cool for the generic protestant ways :). Also you are right with how they end the prayer; but I want to say, they never seem to say the prayers like “Our Father”. 😮
 
As a former Protestant (Non-denominational), there used to be one formula that was used:

“Dear [God/Holy Spirit/Father/Jesus], [prayer here], in Your Son Jesus’ Name do I pray, Amen”

I was taught that God wouldn’t listen to your prayers unless you said “in Your Son Jesus’ Name” or “through Your Son Jesus” at the end, though I’m sure not all Protestants learn this or pray this way. These are just the non-denominational, fundamentalists who pray this way.
 
scimitar60 said:
Most protestants just bow their heads and close their eyes. You must have been too cool for the generic protestant ways :). Also you are right with how they end the prayer; but I want to say, they never seem to say the prayers like “Our Father”. 😮
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I MUST have been in the cool people’s church cuz we DID say the Our Father! 😉

Also, we never heard that God wouldn’t listen to our prayers unless we prayed that way…that’s one I’d never heard before! (per last posters statement)
 
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