Comments on: experimenting with prayer beads

By: Carie Maria

Carie Maria — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:16:42 +0000

Prayer beads/prayer ropes are a pretty common practice in the Orthodox Church. It was a new idea to me when I became Orthodox, but I found it very helpful to include my body in the process of prayer, as when one is going through times of grief, there are times when it is difficult to pray with words. The sign of the cross was another form of praying with the body that I found to be wonderfully expressive, and it’s now an automatic response.

By: guy m williams

guy m williams — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:18:24 +0000

Thanks, Barb and Josh, for your input. I’ve got it on my calendar to evaluate how it’s going at the end of March, so this gives me some more ideas to check out. And, yes, Josh, the Christ Hymn — excellent.

By: Josh Hale

Josh Hale — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:48:18 +0000

I also have a set of Anglican/Protestant prayer beads and it’s exceedingly helpful to use. I know you’re proposing something slightly different from a rosary, but I have found it extremely helpful.

There’s a great list of prayers available from Full Circle Beads (who do great work, by the way) for use in an anglican rosary, and there might be food for thought for your prayers: http://www.fullcirclebeads.com/prayers.html

I find one of the scripture passages I often come back to in prayer is the Christ Hymn from Philippians.

Thanks for this.

By: Barb Dyar

Barb Dyar — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:56:38 +0000

I do have a set of “Protestant Prayer Beads” but I have been given rosary beads by two Catholic friends that I prefer. There is something called “The Mercy Chaplet” that I pray from time to time and it engenders deep calmness and peace and a feeling that God has set in motion something good. There is something about the repetitive “chanting,” if you will, that transcends the actual words. It’s like knitting for me – a way to keep my hands occupied that somehow helps me focus. Good for you for exploring prayer beads.

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