tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post975157292296425218..comments2023-12-22T10:17:24.280-05:00Comments on Bookpuddle: About Prayer and Stuff...Ciprianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-1347248198591791872011-10-12T20:39:34.790-04:002011-10-12T20:39:34.790-04:00Prayer does not change God.
Agree
Prayer does ch...Prayer does not change God. <br />Agree<br /><br />Prayer does change the pray-er.<br />Agree<br /><br />The catch here is that not all of the 'changes' rendered upon oneself through prayer are beneficial. If you pray for the ludicrous to become reality, then of course you are just damaging your perception of what is true and can be, thus deranging yourself. To pray for your favorite hockey teams athleticism, or your 97 year old grandfathers longevity are simple examples of this.<br /><br />If you pray that your friend gains the wisdom to see that their lot in life is not as bad as they seem to think it is, and you know that this wisdom will only be gained in non-miraculous fashion, they hey, your prayer is great and will help you develop your own sense of compassion. (ps go have a coffee with them and watch how the fact the you are wise enough to recognize the issue to begin with makes you the answer to your own prayers.)<br /><br />If your prayers reach the point where you are accepting what is, not wishing for anything, just breathing, well, then come teach me how to better pray, because I'd love it to change me.Priorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392680517709369789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-29640324362694830172011-08-27T19:46:47.162-04:002011-08-27T19:46:47.162-04:00Merisi, I agree.
I pray... I mean, I "hope&qu...Merisi, I agree.<br />I pray... I mean, I "hope" you are doing fine over there in lovely Vienna.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-89771858019484764232011-08-25T02:13:58.539-04:002011-08-25T02:13:58.539-04:00The greatest danger of blind faith in "prayer...The greatest danger of blind faith in "prayer" may be that it renders a person passive, awaiting that "someone" will solve the crisis, instead of actively working to change the outcome.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.com