



I know some of you are thinking that prayer beads are not used by Methodist or Protestants. And that Catholics are the only religion that uses a rosary or prayer beads. Some religions focus on some traditions and forgotten others. Prayer beads go back to the early churches. It helped people memorize Psalms . Monks of early church days who used 150 stones to keep track of the Psalms they recited. Paul told his followers to pray without ceasing.

Later in the 3rd Century,there was a group of Christians who established the 1st monastic community. And they decided to pray all the time. Monks and Nuns developed a knotting technique to help keep better track of the psalms they recited. Which became the 1st rosary or prayer rope.

In later years beads replaced the knots on a rope. These beads have prayers that you can assign on your own or use a guide like the one above. There are several different prayers that can be found on the internet and with in this website.

When praying a rosary you start at the cross and will move to the right. In the guide above you can follow starting with step 1-15.

The difference between a Protestant Rosary and Anglican Prayer beads is the Resurrection bead. Anglican and Protestants use both forms of prayer beads.

Prayer is a special time of contemplation with the world around us. Gives us a chance to be closer to God and aid us in following in His way.

The Full Circle prayer helps us focus on becoming better Christians and open our eyes to our relationship with God and our brothers in sisters in Christ.