Praying with our forehead

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I’m not sure who wrote this, probably St. Teresa of Avila, but I read somewhere that we should pray with our foreheads. Implementing this, it makes a lot of sense to me. To make every word of pray we utter an undertaking of the power of our foreheads. If there is a royal road to the grace of God, it’s through the forehead. Oftentimes, I’ll just sit, look upward to the ceiling, eyes wide open, and focus all I can on God using the energy obtained from my forehead. This silent prayer, resulting in a closer union with God, can be done anywhere, including a bathtub! The power of prayer through our forehead, give it a try and see if it does not increase your spiritual delight!
 
In a very visible way, this is practiced by Jews during prayer. Scripture is placed in a box and worn on the head and on the arm.

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Deuteronomy, 6:4-12
"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone!

Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Take to heart these words which I enjoin on you today.

Drill them into your children. Speak of them at home and abroad, whether you are busy or at rest.

Bind them at your wrist as a sign and let them be as a pendant on your forehead.

Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.

"When the LORD, your God, brings you into the land which he swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that he would give you, a land with fine, large cities that you did not build,
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with houses full of goods of all sorts that you did not garner, with cisterns that you did not dig, with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant; and when, therefore, you eat your fill, take care not to forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
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Robert_Sock said:
I’m not sure who wrote this, probably St. Teresa of Avila, but I read somewhere that we should pray with our foreheads. Implementing this, it makes a lot of sense to me. To make every word of pray we utter an undertaking of the power of our foreheads. If there is a royal road to the grace of God, it’s through the forehead. Oftentimes, I’ll just sit, look upward to the ceiling, eyes wide open, and focus all I can on God using the energy obtained from my forehead. This silent prayer, resulting in a closer union with God, can be done anywhere, including a bathtub! The power of prayer through our forehead, give it a try and see if it does not increase your spiritual delight!
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When I first read this, I was wondering if this meant kneeling on the floor, and touching the floor with our foreheads. Last Sunday, the Eastern Catholic Church I attend had a reconciliation service, and we did this form of prayer posture several times. We also do full prostrations at time. The good news is that floors are frequently swept:D
 
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When I first read this, I was wondering if this meant kneeling on the floor, and touching the floor with our foreheads. Last Sunday, the Eastern Catholic Church I attend had a reconciliation service, and we did this form of prayer posture several times. We also do full prostrations at time. The good news is that floors are frequently swept:D
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No, this is probable not the same thing. On the other hand, perhaps it is governed by the similar principles.
 
This makes sense, when you think about the fact that when we cross ourselves, we touch the forehead, and when we bow our heads, we lower our foreheads; that’s where ashes are placed, on Ash Wednesday; so it’s something to think about. 🙂
 
A lot of what goes on, or does not go on, in the fore brain is responsible for a lot of our psychological ill being.
 
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