A conservative estimate is that 860 people have been declared to be saints, while the Oxford Dictionary of Saints currently has 1,700 entries. Regardless of the number, it is the case that the saints, when you examine their lives and their writings were each unique in their relationship with God, yet each is now known to be in heaven with Him. The point being: our personal prayer is unique to us and our relationship with the Trinity.
Although I don’t know who said it, I like this quote: The best way to pray is the way you pray best.
Then there is this story told about a priest, a minister and a guru discussing the best positions for praying while a telephone repairman was working nearby.
"Kneeling is definitely the best way to pray," the priest said.
"No," said the minister. "I get the best results standing with my hands outstretched to Heaven."
"You're both wrong," the guru said. "The most effective prayer position is lying prostrate face down on the floor."
The repairman could contain himself no longer. "Hey, fellas," he interrupted. "The best prayin' I ever did was when I was hangin' upside down from a telephone pole.”
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