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posted by: DragonBait22 (reply) post date: 03.05.04 (12:03 pm) My theory is that people pray because they feel the need to put the responsibility off on someone/thing else. They disregard the fact that it doesn't work because every once in a while something will go right for them and they can attribute it to God answering their prayers, and God is conceived to be all-knowing, all-loving, and to have some master plan for our lives, so people accept that God only "answers" certain prayers. They can chalk it up to God's will when someone they've been praying for dies or when they lose the game (either that or the team can redefine victory to mean performing well or scoring any points at all, rather than just winning the game). Of course it would be immensely more productive to actually do something instead of praying for something to be done, but that shifts the responsibility onto the individual, and that scares a lot of people. posted by: tifajam (reply) post date: 03.05.04 (1:36 pm) We should not pray for "things". God is not a genie who grants our wishes. It is not our place to understand or interpret when or why events happen. We should pray for the strength and wisdom to deal with life. We should pray and give thanks to the Lord, not be so arrogant to think we can bargain with Him or demand things from Him. posted by: greeneyedgrrl (reply) post date: 03.07.04 (5:37 pm) I agree that praying for things that you want or for things to happen for you is pointless and arrogant if you believe that everything happens according to God's will and plan. It makes much more sense to pray for strength and insight, if you believe that God can assist you with that. |
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