Did you pray as a young boy? If so, can you remember a specific prayer? Who taught you to pray?
Yes, I did pray. My parents did teach us to pray. Other than the grace and the dinner table, we really did not have a family prayer time. We did know about the "now I lay me down to sleep" prayer and The Lord's Prayer but did not use them with regularity and never as a ritual. We were taught to pray extemporaneously. Most of our prayers were private. However, we did have opportunities to learn public/group praying. Again, the prayers were extemporaneous. Written prayers as well as sermons were frowned upon since we thought they were not from the heart. I have come to appreciate written prayers... at least for public praying.
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