What is your opinion on this: "the family that prays together stays together"?
By KizzyCatfish
@KizzyCatfish (426)
United States
October 5, 2011 6:12pm CST
I've heard this for all my life, I'm sure. I was raised in the church and our family has stayed together - my parents not for 60 years. When my parents relocated from the east coast to the west coast all of us came along.
Do you think that the family who prays together stays together?
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8 responses
@recklessly (33)
• China
6 Oct 11
i dont know quitely maybe depend on wether you believe in god really.but for many families,pray in church together is just a way to improve their relationships and feelings and obviously it's effective
@KizzyCatfish (426)
• United States
6 Oct 11
I'm glad you believe it's effective. I believe in God and Jesus Christ wholeheartedly. Further I have read the book "The Secret" and I believe that a firm belief in what you want or are going for is highly effective in your success.
@recklessly (33)
• China
6 Oct 11
i am glad to find another guy who believe in god. most of my friends doesn't believe in god in the deep of their hearts.i really worry about this.everything can be decide by ourselves,if you think it's effective,it is!instead of,it is not !and i am interested in the book you mentioned,would you like to tell me more about this book?such as the author,the theme and etc.is that a book about some sense in the form of a story?
@recklessly (33)
• China
6 Oct 11
thank you very much.books are okay,i love reading rather than watching movies.if i found some new book which really worth to read,i would like to tell you,too
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
7 Oct 11
I really do believe in this saying because having God to be the center of the family really makes them stick together. It would lead children to go on with what they were used to be doing when they establish their own family. And it make me feel blessed that it's the love of God that binds us, (my own family) when we bow our heads together in prayer. Be blessed always!
@KizzyCatfish (426)
• United States
8 Oct 11
Ronadelle - That's what happened in my family. We were all raised in the church and our family has stuck together and us children and grandchildren have grown up to be pretty good, caring citizens. I believe that there is definitely good by sticking with God!
@lampar (7584)
• United States
6 Oct 11
I seriously doubt that. When a child grow up becoming an adult, he/she will likely go out and live by her own after she can earn a living by herself. It doesn't matter whether the whole family go to church together or not. It is mainly culture or custom type of thing instead of religion or the family belief system. 
@KizzyCatfish (426)
• United States
6 Oct 11
Of course as adults the children go out and start their own family and home. But as with my whole family, we each have our own homes, but we stay in contact extremely frequently, we get together frequently and we are always there together. I think that being brought up in the church helped that and helped our basic caring personalities.
@KizzyCatfish (426)
• United States
6 Oct 11
Yes, the church teaches families to stay together as well as providing other families for socialization and support.
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
10 Oct 11
Hi Kizzi Cat fish: Although this is not the only reason why some families succeed on being together I think that this statement has a lot of knowledge. It's not only because a family is praying but it really helps. When a family pray together they usually feel more united and they are better communicating each other's feelings. Love and understanding is very important for families to stay together.
ALVARO
@beingwell (3625)
• Thailand
10 Oct 11
I certainly do. When we were kids, my mom calls us all to their room to pray the rosary.hihihi..
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
9 Oct 11
It has nothing to do with moving from one part of the country to another, but a family is less likely to get divorced. And they do stay in touch. And the only reason they would move apart is for financial reasons. So in sense, they do stay together, but it is in spirit.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
8 Oct 11
I think prayer is good in the family. It does help keep the family together but not every time.
