Rediscovering the 'lost' art of kneeling in prayer

Roger Carswell  |  Features
Date posted:  18 Sep 2025
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Rediscovering the 'lost' art of kneeling in prayer

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A visitor to the Continental Congress in America was eager to see George Washington. He asked a steward: “Which one of those men is George Washington?”

The reply came: “When the Congress goes to prayer, the one who kneels is General George Washington.”

We are told to pray "without ceasing", so it is the privilege of every believer to be in constant communion with our Lord. We can pray when walking, driving, laying down, working, and we can pray anywhere. One old saint wrote: "Constant prayer, mental prayer, prayer of the heart, prayer everywhere, in the street and in the market, in the shop and in the warehouse, behind the counter and over the ledge, in the omnibus and in the railway carriage, in the mine and at the loom, at the plough and at the harvest field, in harbour and at sea, in the calm as well as in the storm, prayer at all times and in all places."

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