Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Pendidikan (JISIP) Vol.
9 No.
2 Maret 2025 e-ISSN : 2656-6753, p-ISSN: 2598-9944 DOI: 10.
36312/jisip.
8536/http://ejournal.
org/index.
php/JISIP/index Prayer Content Analysis: Understanding Prayer Language in the Context of Ethical Decision-Making Berthin S.
Banga1.
Yane R.
Maahury2 Sekolah Tinggi Agama Kristen Protestan Negeri-Sentani.
Indonesia Article Info Article history:
Received: 25 March 2025 Publish: 31 March 2025 Keywords:
Ethical Decision-Making.
Expression of Values.
Prayer.
GKI Waibu Moi.
Request.
Reflection Abstract This study aims to examine the use of language in prayer in relation to ethical decision-making within the GKI Klasis Waibu Moi congregation.
The problem explored is how prayer language affects ethical decisions, considering that prayer is often viewed as a monotonous routine that can lead to spiritual dryness.
The research method employed is descriptive qualitative, analyzing data from prayer recordings.
Data collection involved documenting prayer recordings, which were then transcribed, reduced, presented in tables, and analyzed.
Data analysis utilized Miles and Huberman's method.
The results indicate that prayer language plays a crucial role in reflection and meditation, petitions, and the expression of spiritual values.
Prayers involving deep reflection, sincere petitions, and expressions of values such as humility, love, honesty, justice, and hope significantly impact ethical decision-making and strengthen the spiritual relationship with God.
This is an open access article under the Lisensi Creative Commons Atribusi-BerbagiSerupa 4.
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Berthin S.
Banga Sekolah Tinggi Agama Kristen Protestan Negeri-Sentani.
Indonesia Email: Berthinbanga3@gmail.
INTRODUCTION
Prayer is the breath of life of believers is a reinforcement for Christians that persevering in prayer is what God wants.
This shows that God wants us to express our requests through prayer and thanksgiving.
Prayer acts as a medium of communication to convey the will and connect man with God.
Since the beginning of human beings falling into sin, prayer has been an effective means of building communication with God.
Communication built in prayer is certainly based on faith.
Prayer is a manifestation of Believers express their beliefs through prayer and demonstrate with sincere faith that God cares about their needs.
The result achieved after praying is that people or believers gain strength physically, spiritually, and find peace in Jesus Christ.
Prayer is one of the effective weapons to calm the soul.
In addition, the Presence, the miracle of God can be felt through prayer.
So Christians view prayer as not just a ritual but an intimate means of communication in ethical decision-making.
The practice of prayer is not limited to asking for guidance but rather on how to connect faith with actions that are in accordance with moral teachings and Christian In this case, prayer involves language not only as a means of communication but also as a medium of profound spiritual expression.
The words spoken in prayer reflect needs, hopes, gratitude, and even doubts but how we choose them also have implications for ethical decision-making.
The language of prayer can shape perceptions, provide inspiration, and direct action.
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Bang.
Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Pendidikan (JISIP) e-ISSN : 2656-6753, p-ISSN: 2598-9944 The choice of language in prayer is one of the things that needs to be considered.
The language used in prayer signifies a deep connection with God.
Moriyama said that it is important to use language in prayer because language selection indicates the inner Inner language can deepen man's relationship with his Creator.
Humans can express themselves more deeply and freely when they use language that suits them.
There is a strong tendency among many individuals to feel more connected to their religion when they pray in their native language.
It's like embracing a thread that binds them to their cultural roots and spiritual identity.
Mother tongue, with its familiar intonation from birth, is able to bring them closer to a sense of intimacy with God, as if calling Him with words understood from the beginning of their lives.
On the other hand, there are those who are comfortable with the language they learn through their religious practices.
Language became a tool used in rituals and worship, filled with symbolic meanings and specificity built from their long religious traditions.
The problem when people pray is the answer to the prayer communicated to God.
Some consider that praying is a routine activity, a tradition, and a long wait.
Prayer is often packaged in a monotonous form that creates laziness and boredom that has an impact on spiritual drought.
The result of spiritual drought is that individuals tend to feel hopeless and complain easily and often lack self-control.
But the Christian view of spiritual drought is more focused on feeling the presence of God.
The implication in the practice of prayer tends to be difficult to find the right words in prayer so that the mindfulness and closeness to God are getting further away.
Churches or people of God sometimes experience anxiety and tend to feel spiritually This concern is the existence of a gap between faith and actions that has an impact on the answer to prayers that seem to go unanswered.
This is a question for members of the congregation whether the language used is wrong, or there is behavior or attitude that is not pleasing to Allah so that it feels like the prayers that are done are just rituals and routines.
Several studies that reveal the importance of praying for Christians so as not to experience spiritual drought as Mudak did that the meaning of prayer, the time and conditions of prayer must meet the criteria.
For Christians, prayer is not just a series of words spoken, but a manifestation of a deep life of.
Prayer is a sign of awareness of God's will and desire expressed through direct communication with Him.
In prayer.
Christians seek fulfillment of spiritual and material needs, as well as protect themselves from the evil influence of the devil.
The importance of prayer is not limited to a specific time, but rather a need at all times in the presence of the Holy Spirit.
However, the prerequisites for effective prayer are firm faith, a sincere and clean heart, and a holy life in Christ.
Prayer is a means of establishing a close relationship with the Creator, strengthening dependence on Him, and experiencing His presence in daily life.
Prayer is a way for Christians to abide in Christ, experience spiritual growth, and live a life in accordance with His will.
Costa sees how prayer is manifested by members of the Christian Church during the covid-19 pandemic.
Christian prayer has significance meaning that during a pandemic, prayer has an important role in the lives of believers.
Prayer is not only a means of communication with God, but it also creates deep spiritual growth.
In the midst of the stress and anxiety that hit, prayer provides the necessary calm and hope.
People who feel trapped in a vortex of worry can find inner peace through sincere prayer.
Prayer also maintains the spiritual stability of believers.
By deepening spiritual relationships through prayer, believers are able to overcome fear and feel God's strengthening presence.
Therefore, prayer is not only a ritual activity, but also an invaluable source of strength and comfort in difficult times.
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Bang.
Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Pendidikan (JISIP) e-ISSN : 2656-6753, p-ISSN: 2598-9944 Agus explained the urgency of prayer and fasting.
The results obtained from the research conducted are that prayer and fasting have extraordinary benefits for a person's spiritual and material life.
Both not only bring clarity of thinking, but also gain victory in spiritual battles and bring material blessings.
In addition, prayer and fasting are a vital part of gaining the guidance of the Holy Spirit, allowing one to reap spiritual, mental, and physical benefits.
Through fasting, one becomes aware of God's initiative and will, while prayer contains great power in it.
Both prayer and fasting form a strong spiritual foundation, strengthen faith, and lead a person to a more intimate relationship with God.
From the review of the research presented above, it can be concluded that the key to the research is that prayer is the key to spiritual growth and intimacy with God, but on this occasion, the ongoing research will focus on the use of language in making ethical decisions in prayer.
So the formulation of the problem elaborated in this research is "how language in prayer affects ethical decisions.
METHOD
This study applies qualitative descriptive research that focuses on the use of prayer language that can influence ethical decision-making in the GKI Klasis Waibu Moi Congregation.
The qualitative method is a method that provides a real description of the phenomena that occur in the field.
The source of the data comes from the results of documentation in the form of prayer recordings at the GKI calcis Waibu Moi churches.
The results of the physical recording are then followed up by transcribing, which is changing the physical form from oral to written.
To analyze the data, the researcher applied the method introduced by Miles and Huberman, namely through data collection, data reduction, presentation data, and conclusion drawn.
In the analysis, the researcher sought to see the role of prayer language in decision-making .
eflection and meditation, policy request, and value expression.
DISCUSSION