When the reader says, "Let us pray to the Lord/We pray to the Lord" We respond: "Lord hear our prayer."
I think you mean what is a prayer of gratitude, and can it also be a petition. Yes, a prayer of gratitude is a petition to the Lord giving thanks for all He has done for us. The scriptures do mention that we offer up our petition (s) to the Lord.
Prayer is a general term for communicating with a higher power, while a petition is a specific request or plea made during prayer.
The experience of millions of Christians down through the ages is that, yes, God can indeed answer any type of prayer, including petitions. Because of the probability of this happening as mere chance, there are those who reject it but too many situations defy the natural laws to be dismissed as simple coincidence.
The king rejected the petition.
A prayer petition is a formal request made to a higher power, such as a deity or God, asking for specific needs or desires to be fulfilled.
the king rejected the petition
I think it is a petition, but i am not sure. :)
Prayer can be many things. Praise, petition, thanksgiving,a plea for Divine assistance .
The nine ways of prayer of St. Dominic de Guzman are: silent contemplation, tears, prayer of intercession, prayer of thanksgiving, prayer of petition, adoration, petition, praise, and the frequent reception of the Eucharist.
Prayer of petition is known as supplication: seek, beseech, plead, invoke, entreat, cry out, even "struggle in prayer." (Cf. Romans 15:30; Col 4:12) In the prayer of petition, we express our awareness of our relationship with God. We are creatures who are not our own beginning, not the masters of adversity, not our own last end. We are sinners who as Christians know that we have turned away from our Father. Our petition is already a turning back to Him. from The Catechism, paragraph 2629.
Archibald McBean has written: 'A petition and prayer in behalf of the lower animals' -- subject(s): Animal welfare, Prayers 'A petition and prayer in behalf of the lower animals'
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