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During the Taizé/Iona Evening service, we lit candles during a mostly silent prayer time.

From "Engaging Worship" a church event in which we are experiencing 7 different styles of worship over 2 days.

Prayer flags are ubiquitous to Ladakh, adding colours to rather plain life of the cold desert.

A prayer wheel, a katak (white scarf) and flowers - a Tibetan woman offers prayer and blessings to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama who inaugurated an Inter-fatih Gathering in Ladakh in August 2005.

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Prayer partners meet informally at the Mines tunnel

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hand carved tibetan prayer bead with red quartz and gold spacers.

Prayer candles inside St. John's Cathedral at Den Bosch, The Netherlands

Greenbelt 2007

09/02/2024, Prince of Chumphon Monument, Phra Tamnak Mountain Viewpoint, Pattaya, Chon Buri, Thailand.

Buddhist make-merit day.

This lady arrived with her boyfriend to make offerings and prayers to her ancestors & Prince Abhakara Kiartivongse, Prince of Chumphon (19 December 1880 – 19 May 1923).

This day was the day before Chinese New Year celebrations commenced (for the Year of the Dragon!) and is make merit day for many Thai people, especially those of Chinese descent.

There are numerous ways to make merit:

Dressing in red and gold clothes.

Giving red coloured envelopes containing money (ang pao) to friends & family.

Burning incense.

Paying respect to Chinese gods or ancestors.

Taking flowers, and offering prayers, food and drinks at shrines.

Donating food, drink or money to Monks.

Paying for firecrackers to be set off, in order to deter evil spirits

Making merit brings good and agreeable results, determines the quality of the next life, and contributes to a person's growth towards enlightenment - according to Buddhist principles.

To design a single volume that combines the 1662 text and the 2000 text, allowing comparison of the texts

This is a shot from First Service of France Prayer conference 2012

saying a prayer

Prayer flags in Bhutan

Only men are allowed to visit the hall housing the tomb. The hall is decorated with intricate mirror work with parts covered in gold.

Ending a 3-day long retreat with a prayer

Me walking among the prayer flags on the edge of the hill.

View of the patio of a Mosque, with areas set aside for people to pray.

From the Lord of Grace prayer retreat, April 20, 2024.

I can't take any of the credit for this; it was my wonderful and super-talented prayer team that set all this up, including making the laybyrinth from scratch. I'm hoping they can make this simple morning event an annual thing.

Total gridlock on the stairs at 619 Western. I think this woman decided it was either prayer or a claustrophobic panic attack.

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Prayer led by previous Lausanne Executive Chair Leighton Ford. At the 2015 Lausanne leadership meeting, Philadelphia, USA.

Praying outside the main shrine.

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Prayer flags were everywhere throughout Bhutan.

Prayers in Japan, 2004

Carpets set up for prayers in abandoned store fronts.

(Singapore)

Kay Ivey attends her Inaugural prayer service at First Baptist Church in downtown Montgomery on Monday, January 14th, 2019.(Inaugural Committee/Sydney A. Foster)

People write their prayers on tiles that are later used to fix the temple. Gakwonsa, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.

These are the hands of a Grandfather praying for his grandson. Prayers for a cure, for a long life with no complications, for a chance to be healthy, happy and himself. My dad prays for all of his grandkids but there are always special prayers for Daniel and his diabetes.

Prayer event and update at Manchester Cathedral.