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Does Prayer Work |
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WindWalker Senior Member
since 2001-10-12
Posts 1218 |
Does Prayer Work They say God is not the Genie in the Bottle: He won’t give you three wishes... Yet in the same breath they’ll tell you that prayer works: that God answers prayers. OK, I’ll grant you that. Now let’s get logical about this: if prayer works then God must grant every “prayer;” if He does not then prayer does not “work” but becomes a heavenly lottery: “Let’s see: who’s the lucky winner today?” Since there is no reference book to find out what prayers God does grant; what He won’t grant, then one must ask “Why pray at all?” I don’t buy lottery tickets: I figure they’re a tax on stupidity – and I figure prayer is in the same category. Let’s just say I’ve seen too many people lose at that game. |
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Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
Windwalker - I enjoyed the inquiry of your work. We've all faced this one. Perhaps, it's not whether the prayer works but whether the one who is praying believes it will, either today or next week. Too many pray for something to be given to them and are unwilling to give a little of themselves in return, clinging to the illogic of something for nothing. Maybe, the reward of the prayer is in direct proportion to the belief of the one praying who with it is either heard or not heard. Provoking thoughts in this work WW. Namyh |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo WindWalker, It all depends. Bobby |
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