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People feel that prayer changes their lives and over 40% engage in the activity, research has revealed.


A survey of 1,000 UK adults shows that 42% pray to God, with around one in six praying every day and one in four praying at least once a week.

After praying, 38% reported feeling "peaceful and content", 30% were strengthened and 57% said it changed what happened in their lives.

Even people with no religion reported praying, with 12% praying sometimes.

Praying made 30% of people feel strengthened, 22% said they felt close to God, 21% said they felt reassured and safe and 19% said they felt happy and joyful.

'Prayers answered'

A total of 57% of those who pray said they believed that prayer changed what happened in their life.

One in three adults agreed with the statement "There is a God who watches over me and answers my prayer", according to the survey.

It was commissioned by Tearfund, the Christian relief and development agency.

Top prayer topics in order of popularity were family and friends, thanking God, guidance, healing and worldwide problems such as poverty, wars and disaster.

Young people were less likely than their elders to pray, with just over a quarter - 27% - of 16 to 24-year-olds admitting ever praying.

The proportion of those praying rose steadily as people got older, reaching 51% of those aged 55 to 74 and a peak of 61% of over 75-year-olds.

Matthew Frost, Tearfund chief executive, said: "This report means a great deal to us in our work to help to eradicate poverty through local churches by demonstrating the prevalence and potential of prayer."





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