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| What Is Prayer??? by ValentineMary(m): 4:19pm On Feb 03, 2016 |
One would think the act of praying presumes a divine
being is a) listening, b) cares and c) will, or at least
might, respond in some way. In other words, prayer
should actually DO something, right? Not necessarily.
Some Christians, (I think in an attempt to explain why
prayer doesn’t “work”) have explained that prayer is a
discipline intended to improve the spiritual life of the
person. God might hear your prayers but they don’t
actually accomplish anything outside of the individual.
Even the studies conducted about prayer seem to
indicate that prayer can be an effective tool for stress
relief and connecting with others but there is not much
to indicate efficacy in an intercessory role. In other
words, it doesn’t seem that prayer changes things
outside of the role of “placebo effect”, positive thinking,
and the role of a nurturing care team (which is actually
quite fascinating).
I found great freedom the day I was able to excuse
myself from the responsibility of prayer. In the end, I
see prayer as a potentially useful tool that can make
certain people feel better about their situation and I’m
only concerned about it when it extends to refusing
medical care to children or those who are unable to
make those decisions on their own. If people want to
pray for me, I’m totally fine with that as long as they
don’t expect me to be present for it. God help them if
they try to lay hands on me. |
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