A call for prayer be it personal or corporate prayers its a time of communication with the Almighty God as such we should close our eyes.However,I began to ask myself;
Must I close my eyes while praying? Each time I see a leader praying or leading prayer with open eyes I feel in my heart that such fellow is not serious.
But come to thick of it, the bible gave us the modalities of prayer,it gave different postures that can be adopted when praying and even told us the ingredients for effective prayers but no where in the holy scripture specifies closing of eyes.So my questions are:
What informs this habit? Does God respect our prayers when we close our eyes and disregard it when we don't?
Does it really show unseriousness when we don't?Pls beloved on naira land kindly help clear this puzzle.

If we close our eyes while prayin den d blind should open dia eyes too while praying na...nonsense is d 2nd name for closing eyes while praying

kestolove95:
If we close our eyes while prayin den d blind should open dia eyes too while praying na...nonsense is d 2nd name for closing eyes while praying

Closing your eyes is meant to recreate the REM sleep experience where the real God is. That's why only the bloodthirsty Muslims resist doing it.

Notice that monks close their eyes when they meditate too.

No puzzle here... Closing your eyes makes one concentrate easily... It has to do with the mind, so, it requires you to close your eyes, to able to concentrate

Yes and No. . Yes to improve Concentration and No if you're in Mantra.

Shutting minimizes distractions

Not compulsory,but good to concentate fully...it is not a sin like some people will make us believe!!