The flying prayer flags at a mountain pass in Sichuan

從甘孜到理塘路上，在路過的一個山口上，隨風飄揚的經幡

Prayer wheels are meant to be turned by the hands of worshipers. Their spinning sends the prayers out, up and away to the skies!

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micki's birthday 2009

I make a point, when in churches, not to photograph anyone who's praying because it's such a personal thing. This lady, however, slipped under my guard and I only realised she was there after I'd taken the photo (in which I was trying to show how the cathedral isn't finished yet, although her presence entirely changes the focus of the image). Oops. I hope she won't mind...

I may redo this photo though because the perspective makes everything in the background look wonky. Hmm.

The prayer room at Al Fateh Grand Mosque, Bahrain

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military Police Command's headquarters company participate in a prayer breakfast organized and hosted by the chaplain's office during battle assembly at Fort Meade, Maryland, May 15. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)

On the front of a Katoomba house.

Photograph an image which exemplifies the essence of altruistic behavior.

— Steve McCurry

From Wikipedia...

"In public worship, intercession is offered as prayer for the world beyond the immediate vicinity and friendship networks of the church community. As such, intercession constitutes part of the worshipping community's engagement with otherness, as it expresses Christians' solidarity with those who are 'other' than themselves. In so doing, a church both appeals to, and seeks to embody, God's own love for the world."

Prayer For Israel has a good long season of Prayer For this Israelite, Bob in Singapore in July 2007

STENCIL ON MDF

Prayers at the wall surrounding St Gabriel's. Hwassa.

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National Day of Prayer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military Police Command's headquarters company participate in a prayer breakfast organized and hosted by the chaplain's office during battle assembly at Fort Meade, Maryland, May 15. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)

Tibetan prayer wheels

The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center was blessed to receive a prayer garden. This will be a place for prayer, peace, and meditation for everyone who visits.

Prayers and blessings left at the temple.

Prayer

Prayer written by FTE Fellow Rev. Sara Hayden for the FTE office space in Decatur, GA. Painting by Skye Como Miller

"Three things are too wonderful for me, four I do not understand: The way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on the rock, the way of a skip on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden."

~Proverbs

from the book of poems by Annie Dillard.

My daughter gave me this prayer flag, and it is becoming slowly a favorite color.

A trio pray for needs in the prayer room at our Manipur, India medical clinic. www.jewishvoice.org

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