(December 5, 2016 at 3:52 pm)Homeless Nutter Wrote:(December 5, 2016 at 3:46 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't think you understand how our beliefs work.
We don't believe in a God who is a wizard with a magic wand and who will make food appear out of thin air for the poor people we pray for. That's not really how it works. When we "pray for the poor," our hope is not for something supernatural, but for them to be granted some emotional strength to get through tough times...
So basically - you're hoping they will toughen up and leave you the f*ck alone...
(December 5, 2016 at 3:46 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: or for some sort of difference in the hearts of the people around them.For a walker-by to feel empathy and give food or offer a job, for example.
So - for somebody else to get off their a*se and help them, so you don't have to...
(December 5, 2016 at 3:46 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Or for the poor person to find emotional peace while battling through.
So that they accept their suffering and stop making a fuss...
(December 5, 2016 at 3:46 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: ...things like that.
Yeah, things like that...
1. No, I hope for themselves they find the strength to battle through tough times for their own well being.
2. No. That's why I keep saying we should help if we can along with the praying, not just pray and leave it at that when we can help. I didn't mean someone else do it so I dont, I meant others besides just me do it too.
Way to twist my words and the intention of my post.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
