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What do you think prayer is?

Poll: What is Prayer?
This poll is closed.
A conversation with a dial tone.
15.00%
 3 15.00%
Actual communication with the Divine.
15.00%
 3 15.00%
A form of meditation.
15.00%
 3 15.00%
A form of self-talk/therapy.
20.00%
 4 20.00%
Other
35.00%
 7 35.00%
Total 20 vote(s) 100%
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What do you think prayer is?
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RE: What do you think prayer is?
February 2, 2018 at 1:37 am
Prayer is much more than asking for things, though that's part of it, prayer is for praising God, thanking Him and for growing in a relationship with Him. I have heard it said if your prayers only benefit you then you are not living a Christian life. Praying for others shows us that we actually care about others, we are giving part of our time to God for others. Prayer has many different benefits when it is done correctly, when it's not one shouldn't expect much.

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God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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What do you think prayer is? - by vulcanlogician - February 1, 2018 at 10:45 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 10:47 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Jackie - February 1, 2018 at 10:53 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 11:01 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Jackie - February 1, 2018 at 11:21 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Whateverist - February 1, 2018 at 7:41 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Little Rik - February 1, 2018 at 11:15 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 11:32 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by emjay - February 1, 2018 at 11:33 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 1, 2018 at 11:38 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Minimalist - February 1, 2018 at 11:52 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by KevinM1 - February 1, 2018 at 11:55 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by brewer - February 1, 2018 at 12:09 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by vulcanlogician - February 1, 2018 at 12:28 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by brewer - February 1, 2018 at 12:35 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 12:15 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by brewer - February 1, 2018 at 12:22 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 12:24 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by brewer - February 1, 2018 at 1:07 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by ErGingerbreadMandude - February 1, 2018 at 12:27 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Nay_Sayer - February 1, 2018 at 3:31 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by KevinM1 - February 1, 2018 at 11:13 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 12:38 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Edwardo Piet - February 1, 2018 at 12:54 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 1:15 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by brewer - February 1, 2018 at 4:12 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Valkyrie - February 1, 2018 at 1:41 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 1:43 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by vorlon13 - February 1, 2018 at 3:07 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Cyberman - February 1, 2018 at 3:15 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 3:19 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by shadow - February 1, 2018 at 3:32 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Cyberman - February 1, 2018 at 4:03 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Minimalist - February 1, 2018 at 5:03 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2018 at 5:23 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Godscreated - February 2, 2018 at 1:37 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Sal - February 2, 2018 at 7:34 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Joods - February 2, 2018 at 7:59 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Angrboda - February 2, 2018 at 8:39 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by emjay - February 2, 2018 at 10:17 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by KevinM1 - February 2, 2018 at 11:50 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by emjay - February 2, 2018 at 4:12 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Whateverist - February 2, 2018 at 12:02 pm
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by Antares - February 2, 2018 at 9:14 am
RE: What do you think prayer is? - by vorlon13 - February 2, 2018 at 10:41 am

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