What does it mean to pray without stopping?

This question arises from the admonition in 1 Thessalonians 5:17, “pray continually.” There are several ways to look at this. You could have a day-long prayer dispersed intermittently throughout the day. One could begin a prayer at a stoplight, and pick it up at the next light. You could start a prayer at night and fall asleep but pick up the remaining prayer the next morning.

 

I like to think of it as being included in the self-talk we have all of our lives. This means in the ongoing conversation with ourselves, we includes our God. Sometimes the conversation is direct talk with God and at other times you are aware He is listening in. If you’ve seen a version of the play Fiddler on the Roof, you have a good example of praying continually.

-David Corts