Is this lazy praying?

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I know we can pray anywhere we want, but I tend to say my prayers whilst I’m in bed before I get up in the morning, and at night because I feel this is the best time for me to concentrate in peace. But it made me think is this lazy?.

I’m not kneeling or sitting up to look at the crucifix etc.

Happy Christmas and God Bless everyone.
 
I would suppose these are two very good times to pray. In the morning before getting out of bed and the mind gets busy with the concerns of the world. I would think one is more focused, less distracted.
I would tend to agree that at night is another great time to concentrate and help the mind settle down from the matters and distractions of your day. If you drift off while praying in bed at night, what a great way to end the day.
I would also guess you sleep well. Take care.
 
I’m the same way except I kneel before the crucifix. I start and end the day praying to God. This is just my personal preference (kneeling) because one time I was laying in bed saying my morning prayers and I fell asleep.

Anytime, anywhere and in any position, praying to God is always acceptable.

God Bless
 
Trotters80 said:
I know we can pray anywhere we want, but I tend to say my prayers whilst I’m in bed before I get up in the morning, and at night because I feel this is the best time for me to concentrate in peace. But it made me think is this lazy?.

I’m not kneeling or sitting up to look at the crucifix etc.

Happy Christmas and God Bless everyone.
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This is how I do it too. Seems to be working for me…🙂
 
I say my rosary in bed.

“Lazy”?

Maybe. But, I love saying the rosary now, and I’ve only recently been saying it consistently because I’m not distracted when I’m in bed. It takes my mind off of nonsense and worry.
 
All prayers are good. Makes me think of a resident that did not show up for supper. An aid went back to get him and found him deceased-on his knees by his bed. God must have been more than pleased with him and took him home as he prayed. Be at peace and pray however it suits you best.🙂
 
Just pray. God doesn’t pick at your posture. When we have a conversation with our beloved, we just speak from the heart.
May you be blessed this Christmas and always by our Beloved Savior.
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I do think there are levels of fervency.
Yet I believe Heaven hears our prayers no matter where we recite them. And the louder and more reverent the better.
So any prayer is better than no prayer.
I wake several times through the night and under the covers, return to the Rosary mystery I left off on from when I was previous awoken.
But I pray all through the day.
I need to get into the habit of kneeling before the crucifix for an evening prayer before I retire.
Lord, grant me more discipline. Amen.
We’re human. We get exhausted.
But we need to remember what Our Lord did for us during His passion.
Not sure if it’s because of my age now that I sometimes get sleepy during the priests’ homily but no other time during the Mass.
Thank God for all the physical activity during TLM.:crossrc:
 
My favorite times to pray are first thing in the morning and the last thing in the evening but I pray throughout the day here and there. I’m less distracted in the am and pm… However, I have been praying sitting down and just this week I started to pray kneeling after listening to a sermon of Saint John Vianney. The saint says we should kneel and show reverence. I agree. I’m going to offer up the discomfort. Kneeling actually helps to pray better. It will take me some time to set the habit.
 
If laying in bed while praying helps you to focus on God, whom you are praying too, there is nothing wrong or lazy about it. Do it!

Some people would kneel on glass thinking God will love them more for doing so.

This is false.

God loves the person irrespective of our acts of piety.

Jim
 
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God loves the person irrespective of our acts of piety.
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Then why is piety one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost?

Serious piety produces admiration and respect and is a characteristic of sanctity, for a Saint is a man who lives with God.

Sentimental piety only sees God in one of His aspects – mercy – without consideration for His justice and grandness.
 
Googler said:
Then why is piety one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost?

Serious piety produces admiration and respect and is a characteristic of sanctity, for a Saint is a man who lives with God.

Sentimental piety only sees God in one of His aspects – mercy – without consideration for His justice and grandness.
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Piety is a gift of the Holy Spirit, not the ego driven false piety we create in ourselves.

We do not receive anything from God, except through love, for God is love…

Whatever gifts we have, were given to us and are expressed with humility.

Jim
 
Trotters80 said:
I know we can pray anywhere we want, but I tend to say my prayers whilst I’m in bed before I get up in the morning, and at night because I feel this is the best time for me to concentrate in peace. But it made me think is this lazy?.

I’m not kneeling or sitting up to look at the crucifix etc.

Happy Christmas and God Bless everyone.
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Nothing about this is lazy. Sounds wonderful to me.

For some people, assuming a certain position, such as kneeling with hands together, will help them to focus and keep prayer time “intentional”…much the same way many of us will begin and end prayers with the Sign of the Cross, which is kind of “blockingout” and setting aside that period of time in the middle specifically for prayer.

It helps us to block out and make intentional a certain period of time for prayer. This is however, not necessary, but a tool. Saints Francis and Dominic were both known to occasionally stand with arms stretched out like a cross for prayer, to help them better understand the Crucifixion. You could also lay prostrate on the floor before the crucifix of tabernacle to feel and demonstrate humility before the Lord. These are tools we have if we want them, and by no means is it lazy to not use them.
 
JimR-OCDS said:
Piety is a gift of the Holy Spirit, not the ego driven false piety we create in ourselves.

We do not receive anything from God, except through love, for God is love…

Whatever gifts we have, were given to us and are expressed with humility.

Jim
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You may be confusing piety with pride.

Pride is an excessive love of our own superiority. It blinds a person to the truth that all his good qualities are gifts from God, and that others have the same or even greater gifts. It begets a spirit of independence that is impatient with subjection to authority, whether human or divine.

Humility is the virtue opposed to pride. It is also opposed to immoderate self-abjection, which would fail to recognize God’s gifts and use them according to his will.

Piety is a gift of the Holy Ghost that aids and supplements the virtue of Justice by disposing us to reverence God as our Father with filial affection, and to love others in so far as they belong to God.

3 KINGS - Chapter 19
14 With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of hosts

Catholics can be proud of our Faith and virtues.👍
 
Googler said:
You may be confusing piety with pride.

Pride is an excessive love of our own superiority. It blinds a person to the truth that all his good qualities are gifts from God, and that others have the same or even greater gifts. It begets a spirit of independence that is impatient with subjection to authority, whether human or divine.

Humility is the virtue opposed to pride. It is also opposed to immoderate self-abjection, which would fail to recognize God’s gifts and use them according to his will.

Piety is a gift of the Holy Ghost that aids and supplements the virtue of Justice by disposing us to reverence God as our Father with filial affection, and to love others in so far as they belong to God.

3 KINGS - Chapter 19
14 With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of hosts

Catholics can be proud of our Faith and virtues.👍
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Again, Piety is a gift of the Holy Spirit, it is given to us, we don’t create it on our own.

To believe we create it, is an act of ego driven pride which creates the mask of false piety.

Also, pride in religion is often driven by an ego-identity attachment, which seeks to promote the religion, which the ego is attached to. Whenever aspects of the religion are questioned, such an individual reacts offensively, not because the religion needs to be defended, but to defend their own ego.

It wasn’t long ago that such people who are offended, would’ve felt justified in killing those who questioned the teachings of the Church.

Pride, even in faith and of the virtues is the opposite of humility and is the source of harm religion has suffered.

Again, the virtues are gifts of the Holy Spirit, nothing we do on our own.

The virtues of the Church are God given, not created by human beings driven by pride

Jim
 
Trotters80 said:
I know we can pray anywhere we want, but I tend to say my prayers whilst I’m in bed before I get up in the morning, and at night because I feel this is the best time for me to concentrate in peace. But it made me think is this lazy?.

I’m not kneeling or sitting up to look at the crucifix etc.

Happy Christmas and God Bless everyone.
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I think you should pray all sorts of ways. Short, long, kneeling, officially, unofficially in line at the grocery store, on and on and on. God hears them all. Sometimes the best prayers are just a heartfelt thanks. I don’t think you have to even articulate the word itself. I agree though that sometimes prayers feel fake, contrived due to your surroundings or being distracted, not really thinking or feeling about what you are praying. When I notice that I actually apologize to God - basically say sorry about this, I am tired, stressed, distracted, conflicted, whatever - please forgive me, oftentimes that opens you back up to being genuine. Or just pray properly when you can later. Try repetitive prayer in those dry situations too. (Hail Marys, etc.) That tends to get through ok, clears your thoughts.
 
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