(August 15, 2016 at 2:47 am)Jesster Wrote:Others have already better explained his options at such an age, I am offering something he can constructively do with his time and use to create dialog/space with/between the believers around him.(August 15, 2016 at 2:43 am)Arkilogue Wrote: The one of the most personally powerful forms of prayer is simple gratitude, addressed in all directions, as a state of being.
You don't have to believe what your parents do, but you can use the time to deepen your connection with Being.
Of all the things that denote the presence of God in a person's life, joy is foremost.
That's not what he's asking for at all. Give the kid some space to breathe here since he has none at home.
Simple gratitude and saying "thank you" is biologically beneficial and not addressed to any conception of deity, and if one exists, there is no way it could not reach such a being.
Islamic prayer is anywhere from 10 or 15 minutes to an hour, 5 times a day. That's a lot of time.
"Leave it to me to find a way to be,
Consider me a satellite forever orbiting,
I knew the rules but the rules did not know me, guaranteed." - Eddie Vedder
Consider me a satellite forever orbiting,
I knew the rules but the rules did not know me, guaranteed." - Eddie Vedder
