Attitude of Prayer
In the Old Testament we do not find a fixed attitude of prayer, nor in the New Testament. People pray, for instance:
- in a standing position with hands raised (1 Kings 8:22
); - bowed down to the ground (Ezra 10:1
); - with one’s hands folded across one’s chest (Luke 18:13
); - kneeling, with or without raising one’s hands to the heavens (Luke 22:41
).
In the Temple in Jerusalem it was customary to stand while praying.
Related Bible passages
1 Kings 8.54 Mark 14.35 1 Timothy 2.8 1 Samuel 1.9 - 1 Samuel 1.16 1 Kings 8.22 Ezra 10.1 Luke 22.41Read more?
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