Driving and walking

Although I often pray as I drive and walk alone, careful not to be taken for the nutter I actually am and occasionally not managing it, as I find it difficult to think a prayer without verbalizing it (although I do manage that at work at my desk, especially with the noonday-ish Lord's Prayers), I find distraction all too easy and often run out of momentum, not that God minds.

Lord's Prayer in Arabic from Helen and Mike Parker

I’ve not been doing the Lord’s Prayer part of the Breathe blog every day, but today Mike and Helen Parker posted this truly amazing and inspiring vid of the Lord’s Prayer featuring what looks like about 10 000 Egyptian Christians.

Signing on!

This week I prayed the Lord's Prayer whilst waiting to sign on at the Job Centre. I wasn't going to post this because it's not something I like to mention and to be honest, it's a little bit humiliating! But as I began to pray (in my head of course!) I looked into the faces of those around me and I was moved to tears. I realised it was actually a great privilege to be praying in that place and for those people. So, thank you God for the opportunity and the insight.

Jenny Barrett

The power of hot cross buns

Just wanted to share a little bit of mission in my workplace. We are a small group of Christians and today we served 100 free hot cross buns to colleagues in a bright yellow bag, with a napkin explaining why the cross
is on the bun and an eyecatching leaflet with some words of scripture from the Easter story.

Praying the Lord's prayer

I was having coffee with some friends from church when it was 12 o'clock.  We immediately thought:  "We can't pray the Lord's prayer here".  So we stopped talking and one of us just repeated the Lord's prayer very quietly.  Afterwards I thought;  " Why did we think we couldn't pray in the cafe?"  It isn't against the law, it wouldn't have disturbed anybody and it would have been a witness to the other people there.  I think maybe we all need to get out of the mindset that we can/should only pray out loud in church or in our own homes.  We read of Jesus praying in the open air and He probably did this many times.

Hazel

Strange place to pray

Richard and I went to Marwell wildlife park yesterday for our granddaughters 3rd birthday. At 12.00 we where outside the penguin enclosure. So we prayed the Lords prayer while the penguins looked on.

Prayer at 12 noon

An unusual place to pray is up a tree which is where I was at 12 noon today.  I was pruning my daughter's apple tree so prayed the Lord's prayer there.

Tim Meadows

The Lord's Prayer

I have been trying to think of an unusual place to pray the Lords prayer and failed. Im usually in the office but what I will say is that it has given me great oppotunities to share with my new boss. He has noticed that my alarm goes of at 11.55 each morning to the tune of hossanna and it has lead to some very interesting conversations about faith. Praise God.

Mandy

Hope

I went to visit my Gran on Mothers Day with my parents, who are in their 70's and my nan is 93 years old this year.

Looking around the home was very depressing,very old frail people who are someone's parents just sitting around waiting to die. Some of the people there didn't even get visits from their family, which made me feel very sad.

Lord's Prayer Competition

Where have you prayed the Lord's Prayer at midday?  We're looking for people to post the most interesting places they have prayed it and any stories of how you have connected with God or others through doing this on the blog.  The person who prays it in the most unusual place and posts this by the end of March will win a prize of their choice of a book on prayer from the Christian Resources Bookshop.

John McGinley