Posted: 6/18/2009 9:49:54 PM EDT
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What is the purpose of asking for prayers? Is the belief that God is more likely to grant a request/prayer if more people ask for it? That wouldn't make sense to me, as God is surely infallible, and thus he would realize that the number of people making a request has no effect on the validity of that request.
Not trying to troll or anything, I'm just curious. |
| How about maybe that someone has God's ear more than another for whatever reason, or that someone might be more so in his favor, or how about the difference between a whisper and a scream. I don't know, but when other people wish well for you, doesn't it seem to matter (that's my athiest interpretation) |
| As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God (namely, God is our Father, and we are his children), then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part (Matt. 7: 7-11). Many of the so-called difficulties about prayer arise from forgetting this relationship. Prayer is the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other. The object of prayer is not to change the will of God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant, but that are made conditional on our asking for them. Blessings require some work or effort on our part before we can obtain them. Prayer is a form of work, and is an appointed means for obtaining the highest of all blessings. |