Prayer Quotes in Pop Culture
Christian prayer quotes are everywhere in the entertainment industry, from movies to television, bible prayers and passages are frequently utilized to convey meaning, add depth, or even make a horror story more spooky! This is a compilation of a few of the most frequently seen prayer quotes in popular culture today.
The Ten Commandments: Exodus 20:3-17
1. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.
2. You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.
3. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
4. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work.
5. Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
The Bedtime Prayer
This one has become especially popular in horror movies as of late.
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Mealtime Prayer
This one is frequently used to illustrate a family's religious dynamic and is often heard spoken, hand-in-hand, by a whole family sitting down for the evening meal.
Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy/Your gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy/Your bounty. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.