tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25196444.post1490221372037696695..comments2023-05-24T11:18:45.825-04:00Comments on Brother Marty: Jesus Prayed for You and Me...Today!Brother Martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14008667056253683810noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25196444.post-11475633888344736312007-06-07T04:14:00.000-04:002007-06-07T04:14:00.000-04:00Have you ever questioned what the purpose of praye...Have you ever questioned what the purpose of prayer is?<BR/><BR/>Take the prayer of Jesus you quoted. It seems to be Jesus wishing for something to happen. Now what purpose does verbalising a wish have? It has a feel of superstition about it, you know, utter some magic words or utter words in the right way and something will happen. And wouldn't Jesus already know what is about to happen. The prayer of Jesus just looks like an over-acted farce.<BR/><BR/>Is prayer a request for God to change His mind? How can we presume to suggest to God how He should direct the operation of His creation? God decides who He saves from cancer - do we have influence? If enough people pray for your sick Aunty, is God going to mull it over and then go ahead and let her die anyway?<BR/><BR/>Or is prayer a two way dialogue with God? For what purpose? To engage emotionally - make us feel better? Bounce ideas off God?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, God seems such a vague, far away sort of character. Anyone claiming direct interaction with God might be viewed as mad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25196444.post-89627477879257439662007-05-17T23:14:00.000-04:002007-05-17T23:14:00.000-04:00Some days the thought that Jesus prays for me is e...Some days the thought that Jesus prays for me is enough to keep me going, especially when times are tough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com