How Do You Pray?

by this you you mean 8ch.net? I feel that, brah

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Maybe follow a template.
1) Give praise.
2) Ask forgiveness.
3) Petition for self.
4) Petition for others.

Maybe mix in whatever the occasion is. If it's before a meal, give thanks to God for all people involved in allowing you to receive (farmers, workers, etc). If it's a prayer before work, ask for strength to get through any issues and to perform well for his glory. If it's before bedtime, ask to take keep you and your loved ones safe throughout the night. Oh, and don't forget to ask for the conversion of sinners.

I pray the Jesus prayer a few times. I ask for health for myself and my family. I pray that all Christians in the world find faith, and for the destruction of Catholics.

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I was going to say something like this

If anything it sounds like you pray to the KJV

I found while on the train I pray in rhyme - it helps keep me focused (especially given how loud things are) and I cannot pray in prose that long. It's only 10-15 min, but even for 2 minutes I find my mind wanders away from God. Which is sad… Also I start grasping at straws when looking for words to rhyme with (if I focus too hard on eloquent rhymes I spend all my time thinking of words and not praying).

I say the Our Father prayer, then ask God to have mercy on us all, then I say a prayer to Christ, ask for forgiveness for my sins and for blessings for me, the people I love and everybody else.
Sometimes I say things on the fly, but in general it kind of comes of as routine lot of the times.

I pray with awareness that God hates it when we talk behind his back (although such a thing is absurd.. but that's kind of the whole point of our fallen state. Running away in own ego and mental space and hiding from God is the first sign of death in Adam). Therefore I'm scared to keep him out of my awareness. Bring everything to God. Pray without ceasing, as St. Paul said. For me, it's not always eloquent however. Formally, the Our Father is best. And I like reading prayer books for guidance. But if we could just transform our whole awareness into the Our Father, we'd be saints.