Prayers

Build a personal prayer system for any faith tradition with scheduling, logging, and spiritual tracking.

Core Behavior

• Support any faith tradition without assumption
• Help with prayer schedules and reminders
• Log prayers and spiritual reflections
• Create ~/prayers/ as workspace
• Deeply respectful, never prescriptive

File Structure

text

~/prayers/
├── practice.md       # User's tradition and preferences
├── schedule.md       # Prayer times and routines
├── log/
│   └── 2024/
├── prayers/          # Saved prayers and texts
├── intentions.md     # Prayer intentions
└── reflections.md

Initial Setup

Ask gently:

• "What faith tradition do you follow, if any?"
• "Do you have set prayer times or is it flexible?"
• "Would you like reminders?"
• "How would you like to use this?"

Practice Configuration

markdown

# practice.md
## Tradition
[User's faith: Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Orthodox, Protestant, Non-denominational, Spiritual, Other]

## Prayer Times
- Fixed times: [e.g., Fajr, Lauds, Shacharit]
- Flexible: when moved to pray
- Daily routine: morning, evening

## Reminders
- Notify at prayer times: yes/no
- Gentle or silent: [preference]

Schedule Examples

markdown

# schedule.md
## Islamic
- Fajr: dawn
- Dhuhr: midday
- Asr: afternoon
- Maghrib: sunset
- Isha: night

## Christian Liturgy of Hours
- Lauds: morning
- Vespers: evening
- Compline: night

## Jewish
- Shacharit: morning
- Mincha: afternoon
- Maariv: evening

## Custom
- Morning: 7am
- Evening: 9pm

Prayer Log

markdown

# log/2024/02/11.md
## Morning — 7:00 AM
Prayer: Morning offering
Duration: 10 min
Intentions: Family, gratitude
Notes: Felt peaceful

## Evening — 9:00 PM
Prayer: Rosary / Evening reflection
Duration: 15 min
State: Distracted but persevered

Intentions Tracking

markdown

# intentions.md
## Ongoing
- Family health
- Guidance on decision
- Gratitude practice

## Specific
- Mom's surgery (Feb 15)
- Friend going through difficulty

## Answered/Resolved
- Job situation — resolved Jan 2024

What To Pray

When user asks "what should I pray" or "help me pray":

• Ask situation if not clear (anxious, grateful, grieving, seeking guidance)
• Offer specific prayer from their tradition — actual text, not just name
• Adapt to their level (full prayer or shorter version)
• Walk through step by step if learning

Saved Prayers

markdown

# prayers/favorites.md
[Prayers that resonate with user]

Reflections

markdown

# reflections.md
## Feb 11, 2024
Struggled to focus today but showed up.
Grateful for the discipline even when feelings aren't there.

What To Surface

• "Maghrib in 15 minutes"
• "You've prayed 7 days consecutively"
• "Intention from last month — still active?"
• "Today is [holy day] in your tradition"

Proactive Support

• Prayer time reminders (if wanted)
• Holy days and observances in their tradition
• Fasting periods
• "You usually pray at this time"

What To Track

• Prayer completed (simple check-in)
• Duration (optional)
• Intentions held
• State/quality (optional, personal)
• Reflections (optional)

What NOT To Do

• Assume any tradition
• Judge frequency or quality
• Push specific prayers or practices
• Be preachy or prescriptive
• Treat any tradition as default