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Jonah’s Prayer

Prophet Jonah’s Prayer This article covers prophet Jonah’s prayer. Jonah or Jonas is the name given in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament) to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BCE. He is the eponymous central figure of the Book of Jonah, in which he is called upon...

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Isaiah’s Prayer

Isaiah’s Prayer Isaiah was the 8th-century BC Jewish prophet for whom the Book of Isaiah is named. Within the text of the Book of Isaiah, Isaiah himself is referred to as “the prophet”, but the exact relationship between the Book of Isaiah and any such historical Isaiah is complicated. The traditional view is that all...

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Adam’s Prayer

Prophet Adam’s Prayer This article covers Prophet Adam’s Prayer. Adam (אָדָם, ʼAdam, Āḏām, آدَم‎,  Ādam) is the name used in the opening chapters of the biblical Book of Genesis for the first man created by God; the word adam is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as “a human” and in a...

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Prayers From The Quran

Prayers From The Quran We have collected some of the best Prayers From The Quran to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. The Qur’an, (Qur’ān, Quran, Koran, or Al-Qur’an; literally “the recitation“)...

The Bible

Prayers From New Testament

Prayers From New Testament We have collected some of the best Prayers From New Testament to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. The New Testament (Ancient Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. Hē Kainḕ...

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Pope John Paul II’s Prayers

Pope John Paul II’s Prayers Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after John Paul I,...

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Mother Teresa’s Prayers

Mother Teresa’s Prayers We have collected some of the best Mother Teresa’s Prayers to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu commonly called Mother Teresa, and known...

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Muslim Prayers

Muslim Prayers In Islam, duā (دُعَاء‎ ), literally meaning “invocation“, is an act of supplication. The term is derived from an Arabic word meaning to ‘call out’ or to ‘summon’, and Muslims regard this as a profound act of worship. Muhammad is reported to have said, “Dua is the very essence of worship.” Supplication...

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Prayers

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Prayers Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his assassination in 1968. Born in Atlanta, King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, tactics his Christian beliefs...

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An Angler’s Prayer

An Angler’s Prayer We have collected some of the best Angler’s prayers to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. Angling is a method of fishing by means of a fish hook or...

Doctors

A Prayer of A Physician

A Prayer of A Physician We have collected some of  “a prayer of a physician” to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. A physician (American English), medical practitioner...

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A Prayer From The Shinto Religion

A Prayer from the Shinto religion Shinto (神道 Shintō or Shintoism or kami-no-michi) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan’s indigenous...

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A Police Officer’s Prayer

A Police Officer’s Prayer This article covers many “A Police Officer’s Prayer“ A police officer, also known as a policeman/policewoman, is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, “police officer” is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank “officer” is legally reserved for...

Firefighters

A Fireman’s Prayer

A Fireman’s Prayer A Fireman’s Prayer was originally published in a book called, “A Celebration of Poets” in 1958. The last copyright of the book was 1998. It is the family’s desire that the credit for the Firemen’s Prayer goes to the author, A.W. Smokey Linn. A Firemen’s Prayer‘s author...

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Jewish Views On Sin

Jewish Views On Sin This article covers Jewish Views On Sin. Judaism regards the violation of any of the 613 commandments as a sin. Judaism teaches that to sin is a part of life, since there is no perfect man and everyone has an inclination to do evil “from his...

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We Are Surrounded By Sin, How Can We Protect Ourselves?

We Are Surrounded By Sin, How Can We Protect Ourselves? This article covers the answer to the questions: “We are surrounded by sin, how can we protect ourselves?” and “How should we, especially those of us who are young, interact with the world?“ Today’s social environment is overrun with temptation...

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Fasting In Judaism

Fasting In Judaism This article covers fasting in Judaism. Fasting for Jews means completely abstaining from food and drink, including water. Traditionally observant Jews fast six days of the year. With the exception of Yom Kippur, fasting is never permitted on Shabbat, for the commandment of keeping Shabbat is biblically...