Saint Matthew’s Churches Prayer Rug Letter Q&A

Saint Matthew’s Churches mails out a prayer rug letter to thousands of people who receive the prayer rug and believe they have been blessed. The Church prayer rug letter serves as an inspirational tool in prayer. Saint Matthew’s receives many questions about the prayer rug and the letter sent along with it.

Question: Will Saint Matthew’s Churches provide a prayer rug letter free of charge?
Answer: The Church prayer rug letter is free of charge to everyone. Saint Matthew’s encourages people to use the prayer rug letter in prayer.

Question: What if I’m not interested in receiving a prayer rug letter from Saint Matthew’s Churches?
Answer: The Church asks that you simply dispose of the prayer rug letter or any other mail sermons that are unwanted.

Question: Do I have to have a Saint Matthew’s Churches prayer rug letter to be able to pray to God?
Answer: No. A Saint Matthew’s prayer rug letter is simply a tool for inspiration, an encouragement to get you down on your knees and praying to God.

Question: Does Saint Matthew’s Churches encourage prayer rug letter use?
Answer: Yes. Using the Church prayer rug letter can inspire one to pray when they find no motivation elsewhere. Saint Matthew’s believes and teaches that God answers prayers. The Church will never stop sharing the Gospel message.

Question: Why does Saint Matthew’s Churches give away free, biblical prayer rugs for people on which to kneel and pray in their homes?
Answer: Millions of people worldwide use prayer rugs to kneel and pray on. Saint Matthew’s gives free prayer rugs away as a reminder for people to use in them in their homes as a sacred spot where they can meet God in prayer. Many people, for various reasons, cannot attend church regularly, so we encourage people to pray in their homes and set aside times to seek God in prayer. We pray over the free prayer rugs so they may be a holy and sacred place to pray in your home.

Question: Are there examples in the Bible of people using prayer rugs, or of having a special place of prayer?
Answer: The prophet Daniel went to a window in his home and knelt on a rug most likely rather than the hard floor and prayed on it three times daily (Daniel 6:10). According to the Scriptures, this was Daniel’s customary spiritual practice. Regarding Peter, he went up on a roof to pray (Acts 10:9). Peter set aside a special place to kneel in prayer; this was to help him focus on what God was wanting to say to Him. Jesus often went to a grove of olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane and prayed (Matthew 26:36). This example shows that Jesus had a pattern of praying in a specific place, which is like people using a prayer rug in the same manner in their home. Moses went up to a special place on Mount Sinai to pray often. This was his sacred place to pray, and it is where God spoke to Moses. Exodus 24:16-18

Question: Is there power in the prayer rugs that Saint Matthew’s Churches sends to people?
Answer: There is no power in the free prayer rugs or other faith items we send to people (Acts 19:11,12). They are symbols of faith, just as holy anointing oil was used in the Bible, at James 5:14. The oil used in the early church had no power. The power then and now is in prayer and faith; it is in believing God for the answer. Saint Matthew’s Churches simply strives to bring people closer to the Lord. The Church prayer rug letter is one way we try to help activate people’s faith.