Christian Mysticism – Life in Christ
The simple desire to live in the presence of God is itself a clear sign that the journey has already begun. Abiding in Christ often starts with a grateful appreciation for what God has already done. That appreciation is the beginning of true worship.
Biblical Words Related to Prayer
Prayer is communication between the soul and what that soul considers divine. For me divinity is found in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, Christianity’s Trinity. To whom the soul prays matters.
אָמַר, aw-mar’; To Say – Communicative Prayer
אָמַר, aw-mar’; a prim. root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, command, commune, consider, declare, demand, *desire, determine, *express, *indeed, *intend, name, plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak, *still, *suppose, talk, tell, term.
דָּרַשׁ, daw-rash’; To Trust, To Seek – Submissive Aspect of Prayer
![דָּרַשׁ, daw-rash'; a prim. root; prop. to trust or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by impl. to seek or ask; spec. to worship -ask, *at all, care for, *diligently, inquire, make inquisition, [necro -] mancer, question, require, search, seek [for, out], *surely. , mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God](https://i0.wp.com/www.thoughtsofgod.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/daw-rash-trust-follow-pursue-search-seek.jpg?fit=426%2C240&ssl=1)
דָּרַשׁ, daw-rash’; a prim. root; prop. to trust or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by impl. to seek or ask; spec. to worship -ask, *at all, care for, *diligently, inquire, make inquisition, [necro -] mancer, question, require, search, seek [for, out], *surely.
פָּלַל, paw-lal’; To Judge, To Intercede, Prayer For Others
פָּלַל, paw-lal’
a prim. root; to judge (officially or mentally): by extens. to interceed, pray – entreat judge (-ment, (make) pray (-er, ing), make suplication.
שָׁאַל, shaw-al’ or _ shaw-ale’; To Inquire
שָׁאַל, shaw-al’ or _ shaw-ale’; a prim. root; to inquire, by impl. to request; by externs. to demand; – ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, to charge, consult, demand, desire, *earnestly, inquire, greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, salute, wish.