Using one session might take ten minutes or so. Rather, it uses a simple pattern modelled after Ignatian spiritual practice to provide a framework for your daily use. Used by Protestants and Catholics alike, PAYG is not a ‘thought for the day’ style app.
The most common prayer app recommended to me was ‘Pray as You Go’, created by the Jesuits in Britain and further afield. Let’s have a look at a few and see what might work for you! Using your phone for prayer means it can happen wherever you are – in the bus or train, whilst you wait for the kettle to boil, when you arrive early for a meeting or even in a government department phone queue. There is an ever-increasing number of ‘apps’ for our smart phones that enable prayer in meaningful, thoughtful and engaging ways. Christians pray! So how can we build time into time-poor lives? The answer might be at our fingertips already.Ĭhatting with some of my colleagues has revealed that a common way for people to pray these days is by using their phones. We all know that connecting with God is a positive way to grow our faith. This is what I’ve discovered travelling around the Diocese delivering the FAITH360 Praying in Anglican Ways seminar – the desire to pray is there.
People want to pray more, but most of us find it difficult to find the time to do it.
