* Antonia normally prays out loud in front of an altar. When she goes to the temple, she also prays out loud so God can hear her.

         * Bettina always prays on her knees. She memorizes all her prayers but she never pays attention to what she says when she pray.

         * Celia usually tries to remind God in her prayers she doesn’t steal, lie, and betray her friends or her boyfriend. She also thinks God listens to her prayers because she believes she is much better than her friends and many people she knows.

         * Daniel is a teenager who decided to live in isolation from the rest of the world. He thinks solitude helps him observe nature, which is a work of God. He also thinks that since he is in isolation, lonely and not working, his prayers will be worth much more than others.

         * Eric thinks it’s necessary to establish a specific time and place for him to pray. He only prays every night at 10pm in his room. He never talks to God at other times or places.

         * Fred doesn’t like to be around a lot of people. He also hates some of his relatives and never forgives his friends, who hurt him many years ago. He usually prays to God asking Him for justice. He wants God to hurt the people he is no longer friends with; the ones he was not capable of forgiving.

         * Gladys usually listens to peaceful music in a very low tune when she prays. She thinks music calms the environment and helps us to pray with sincerity. She then sends good wishes to every person she knows.

         * Horace usually prays for his dad who already disincarnated. He believes we can pray for disincarnate spirits, sending them our love and good vibrations.

         * Ivy thinks a prayer is a chat with God, who is everywhere and available at any time. She thinks she doesn’t need to have a specific place or time to pray. She usually prays when she feels like it; this could be several times a day through her thoughts.

         * Joyce usually asks God and her protector spirits, in her prayers, for everything to be right in her life. Therefore, she doesn’t think she needs to do good for others, nor to make any efforts to be more educated, studious, kind and hard working. She thinks God will always listen to her prayers and she will progress spiritually without having to do anything for it.

         * Karen is very honest in her prayers. She usually starts her prayers by saying to God she knows she is still a very imperfect spirit who makes mistakes sometimes. She is making efforts to change and progress by studying Jesus’ teachings and trying to put into practice love, forgiveness and charity as He taught.

         * Leda usually prays when she has got a problem. She never remembers to thank for life, her family, school, friends and health, since when everything is going well she forgets to pray.

         * Marina knows it is through prayer she can praise, ask and thank God. She knows what really matters to God are our true intentions. That’s why her prayers reflect what goes on in her heart. Her prayers are sincere, full of love.

Translation: Carolina von Scharten, London, Sir William Crookes Spiritist Society linked to BUSS - The British Union of Spiritist Societies.