In Christianity, prayer can be both a thanksgiving for God's goodness

在基督教中，禱告可以是對上帝良善的感恩

and a cry for God's help.

和呼求上帝幫忙

Method and language matter less than openness and honesty,

禱告方法和語言不及直率和坦誠重要

since prayer should be a conversation between you and God.

因為禱告應是你和上帝之間的對話

You will need Five minutes to yourself

你將需要：五分鐘獨處時間

An open mind and heart

一顆開放的心

(Optional) Quiet and solitude (helpful, but not necessary)

(非必需) 安靜和獨處 (會有幫助但不一定需要)

Step 1. Start by asking God to be with you.

第一步：求上帝與你同在

Step 2. Recall those things for which you are most grateful.

第二步：憶起你最感恩的事情

You may express thanks for your family and health or much smaller things,

你可能想為家人、健康或是更小的事表達感恩

like the meal you just shared with a friend

例如是剛跟朋友吃的一頓飯

or the joy you felt at seeing the sun after a rainstorm.

或是看到暴雨過後太陽出來的喜悅

Step 3. Replay the events of the day or past several days, almost like a movie,

第三步：重播當天或前幾天發生的事情，像放電影一樣

taking note of where you accepted Jesus's invitation and where you didn't.

留意你何時接受了耶穌的邀請，什麼時候沒有

A good time to pray is often at night,

好的禱告時間通常在晚上

when things are usually calmer

這時通常比較平靜

and you can look back on the day that's just come to a close.

你也可以回顧快要結束的一天

Step 4. Think of other people you want to pray for.

第四步：想想你想為他們代禱的有哪些人

Step 5. Do not hesitate to pray for yourself by requesting help from Jesus.

第五步：不要猶豫向耶穌求助，為自己禱告

Step 6. Ask for forgiveness for your sins.

第六步：為罪尋求寬恕

Step 7. Ask for the grace of God to accompany you the next day.

第七步：求神的恩典在第二天也與你同在

Did you know In a poll conducted by U.S. News and World Report and Beliefnet.com,

你知不知道由《美國新聞與世界報導》和《Beliefnet.com》進行的研究發現，

75.8 percent of Christians said they feel it helps when someone prays for them.

75.8% 的基督徒說當有人為他們祈禱時，他們會覺得有幫助。