And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen.” (Matthew 21:21)
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” (Mark 11:24)
“If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” (John 14:14)
“And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” (Matthew 21:22)
> The faith of a child is pure. I recall praying to God in earnest many times in my youth, but God seemed deaf to my entreaties. When I asked my teachers for answers, like Drich, all they did was make excuses. They had an extensive repertoire of excuses:
"You didn't pray hard enough."
"Your faith was insufficient."
"You're misinterpreting the Bible passages."
"You were being too selfish."
"God is testing you."
"God has a divine plan, and in His divine wisdom He isn't going to change His plan just for you."
"God suffered for you. Maybe it's your turn to suffer for Him."
"Not all prayers are answered right away. You're too young to understand these things."
"In the grand scheme of things, perhaps your prayers are not important enough to require God's attention. Trust in His wisdom."
Never would they admit that, maybe God didn't give a shit, or maybe there was never any God listening to those prayers to begin with.
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” (Mark 11:24)
“If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” (John 14:14)
“And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” (Matthew 21:22)
> The faith of a child is pure. I recall praying to God in earnest many times in my youth, but God seemed deaf to my entreaties. When I asked my teachers for answers, like Drich, all they did was make excuses. They had an extensive repertoire of excuses:
"You didn't pray hard enough."
"Your faith was insufficient."
"You're misinterpreting the Bible passages."
"You were being too selfish."
"God is testing you."
"God has a divine plan, and in His divine wisdom He isn't going to change His plan just for you."
"God suffered for you. Maybe it's your turn to suffer for Him."
"Not all prayers are answered right away. You're too young to understand these things."
"In the grand scheme of things, perhaps your prayers are not important enough to require God's attention. Trust in His wisdom."
Never would they admit that, maybe God didn't give a shit, or maybe there was never any God listening to those prayers to begin with.
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)
