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The diocese was part of the organizers for the Interfaith Prayer Service for the children. Photos by Houston McCullough of UCC
Every year we spend a night in the church with the Confirmants. It is a silent sleep over and we don't use the time to talk together (that we can do later). The candle in the church are the only source of light while I read a good book for them late at night.
Brass prayer wheels invite you to walk the prayer circuit, spinning the wheels and offering your prayers as you go.
Gandantegchinlen Khiid in Ulaanbaatar is the largest monastery and temple complex currently in use in Mongolia.
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I did a stitchery based on one of my favorite prayers..bordered with a pretty, dainty crocheted lace and some felt flowers. Framed in oak.
From the roof od our hotel in the medina of Marrakech, the call to prayer from the Koutoubia Mosque nearby.
Traveling at home: spent the morning exploring one of Singapore's most colorful areas, little india. Caught a Hindu devotee in prayer at the iconic Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple.
Little India, Singapore, December 2010
I think the idea was that you could take your prayer flag home - but instead people hang them up on the wire, discarding those that are already there in order to make space. Hmm.
Buddhist prayer flags blow in the wind at a memorial ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the April 25, 2015, earthquake and avalanche that destroyed Langtang village and claimed over 300 lives.
Prayer ties, tied to the fence, for the mass grave at Wounded Knee, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota
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What a miraculous sky! The clouds looked like they were painted. I see angels flying...do you? I call that a miracle prayer experience.
I believe that these are "Ladakh Prayer Flags"
"Traditionally, prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom. The flags do not carry prayers to gods, a common misconception; rather, the Tibetans believe the prayers and mantras will be blown by the wind to spread the good will and compassion into all pervading space. Therefore, prayer flags are thought to bring benefit to all.... The prayers of a flag become a permanent part of the universe as the images fade from exposure to the elements. Just as life moves on and is replaced by new life, Tibetans renew their hopes for the world by continually mounting new flags alongside the old. This act symbolizes a welcoming of life's changes and an acknowledgment that all beings are part of a greater ongoing cycle."
Master Sgt. Abbracciamento, (left) and Gunnery Sgt. Darren Bange, trumpet players played the Anchor’s Away on May 24 at Headquarters and Service Battalion, Henderson Hall. The Henderson Hall Ministry hosted a Prayer Breakfast at the Marine Club for Marines and civilian Marines for fellowship and esprit de corps. (USMC photo by Sophia E. Piellusch, DOD)
My favourite votive (translated by my daughter-in-law): 'World Peace and No Nose Hair'
Mikami-Jinja Shrine (Shrine to the God of Hair) prayer wall.
In Japan, unlike Western countries, men tend not to loose their hair as early or to such a degree as many European and Middle Eastern men do, so hair loss is even more of a trauma in these parts. Reading the votive sticks in this shrine gives a pretty good idea of what people worry about when it comes to hair.
Arashiyama bamboo grove, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
18 января 2013, Всенощное бдение накануне престольного праздника Николо-Богоявленского морского собора
I have to say that this is my FAVORITE picture from the wedding. Gary, my uncle's new stepson, and my Uncle James during prayer.
I didn't want to take pictures during prayer, but when I saw Gary Like this I knew I had to snap a shot. I love the waythis turned out. Very little editing to this.
A monk says morning prayers.
Shwedagon Pagoda (Shwedagon Zedi Daw) is the very heart of Myanmar.
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I thought this statue looked like an angel praying, perhaps, for the people who live in the apartment behind her.
Although angels are part of a few stories appearing in the Bible, there are no biblical references to wings. We tend to think of heavenly beings with feathery wings thanks go the interpretations of Medieval artists.
Christ Church, The Ridge, Shimla, was constructed in 1846, this is one of the oldest churches in North India. The stained glass windows and 19th century organ are particularly impressive, and the fresco that surrounds the chapel window was designed by Lockwood Kipling, Rudyard Kipling's father.