The phrase "a state of prayer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a mental or emotional condition where someone is engaged in prayer or contemplation.
Example: "During the ceremony, the attendees entered a state of prayer, reflecting on their hopes and aspirations."
Alternatives: "a moment of prayer" or "a condition of prayer".
"The Catholic church is stocked with different kinds of devotions and prayers, we pray to the Blessed Mother, different novenas, we have music that helps to keep people in a state of prayer, and then, after about two hours, we stop and maybe have coffee together or share some food that others might have brought to share".
A state of prayer or sense of union with God or mankind was found to be associated with the activation of several brain areas, under which the left dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, the caudate and the orbitofrontal cortex 118, 119.
Some people make it their goal to maintain a state of prayer all the time by remaining conscious of their spiritual connection throughout the day.
In essence it is a constant state of prayer, an inner emptiness that we carry with us, this space for the divine that is present amidst our daily activities, our work and family, shopping and cleaning, laughing and making love.
Smart's behaviour was probably influenced by St Paul's command in the First Epistle to the Thessalonians to "Pray without ceasing" and William Law's The Spirit of Prayer, which argues that a constant state of prayer will establish a connection with God.
It's almost like living in a constant state of prayer, and doing so, Phipps continues, can inherently change your expressions of faith.
Catholics are taught to forgive and pray for those who trespass against us, and the church itself is an engine of forgiveness that has the power to forgive our sins and return us to a state of grace through prayer.
Are they achieving something for which they have yearned throughout a lifetime of prayer: a state of grace?
Occasionally, she allows herself sarcastic remarks — for some of the congregants, she says, the product of prayer is a state of "feel-good blurries" — and she describes some scenes with unmistakably comic intent.
When Arafat's death was announced, the Palestinian people went into a state of mourning, with Qur'anic mourning prayers emitted from mosque loudspeakers throughout the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and tires burned in the streets.
