RE: Maybe praying did once work...
April 17, 2011 at 3:32 pm
(This post was last modified: April 17, 2011 at 3:38 pm by Zenith.)
(April 12, 2011 at 8:11 am)Dotard Wrote: What really sucks is when said deity who decides to grant prayer requests is a bit hard of hearing.
That is how I ended up with this 12 inch Bic.
When making your prayer request, remember to speak up loudly and clearly.
It's hard for me to imagine how it should be in polytheistic religions, as I've never talked to a polytheist about his religion. As about a single "God" that created everyone (we can regard Him as a father because He created us), I guess it has the same meaning as a father has with his child: a father expects his son to ask money, rather than simply take it; when his son needs help he expects him to ask for it, rather than his father acting as his son's slave, saying "is there something I should do for you?" and offering to do everything for him, whether his son needs help or not. I don't know, why do you expect someone to ask for your help, when he needs it? (Perhaps he may simply insult you afterwards and accuse you for not realizing that he needs your help, when you did, but expected him to ask for it)
I guess there is also the realization of need of help: if God exists and one who believes in Him needs help (that is beyond what himself can do), he would realize his need of God to help him, if he "asks" for it, rather than the effect of simply ignoring everything and moving further (perhaps saying, "The problem is for God, not for me! Why should I care??").
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Quote:When making your prayer request, remember to speak up loudly and clearly.I don't know if there are religions that preach this. Anyway, I'm sure that in all abrahamic religions, a man's thoughts are not hidden from God, so even a speechless' man's prayer can be 'heard'.
