[:en]POSTURES OF THE HEART
We usually close our eyes when we pray. But there are no rules on what position our body must be in when we talk to God. When King Solomon prayed to dedicate the temple, he had built, he knelt down and spread out his hands toward heaven” (2 Chron. 6:13-14). Kneeling (Eph. 3:L14), standing (Luke 18:10-13) and even lying down (Mat. 26:39) are all mentioned in the Bible as position for prayer.
Whether we kneel, stand or sit or close eyes, our body posture is not important. What is important is our heart. Everything we do “flows from our heart” (Prov. 4:23). So when we pray, may our hearts always bowed in adoration, gratitude and humility to our Lord for we know that His eyes are “open and His ears are attentive to our prayers” (2Chron. 6:40).
The highest form of prayer comes form the depths of a humble heart. – (Cindy Hess Kasper)[:]